hack
Translation
to hack, to chop, to cope with
Examples
Someone tried to hack my email account.
Someone tried to hack my email account.
He hacked the branches off the tree.
He hacked the branches off the tree.
I can't hack the pace of this new job.
I can't hack the pace of this new job.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to gain unauthorized access to (sth.) Someone tried to hack my email account.
((sth.)) ((off/down)) to cut (sth.) with rough blows. He hacked the branches off the tree.
Similar Words
Synonyms: chop, crack, manage; Antonyms: protect, fail
Etymology
From Old English 'haccian' (to cut into pieces). The computer sense originated at MIT in the 1950s.
Memory Tips
Imagine someone 'hacking' at a computer with an axe to get inside, linking the two main meanings.