hack at

hæk æt

Definition

Definition of hack at - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

cuttingcut something with repeated, unskillful blows

He hacked at the tree with a dull axe.

chop

slash

problem-solvingattempt to solve a problem with effort

She hacked at the code until it worked.

address

confront

tackle

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Expressions with hack at

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take a hack at

make an attempt at something new or difficult

She decided to take a hack at painting.

Expressions with hack

hack about

move or work in a rough, casual way

He spent the afternoon hacking about in the garden.

hack around

experiment with something in a casual way

She decided to hack around with the new software.

hack away

cut something repeatedly with heavy blows

He hacked away at the tree with an axe.

hack it

manage to succeed in a difficult situation

She couldn't hack it in the competitive job market.

do hack writing

write quickly with low quality for money

She had to do hack writing to pay the bills.

hack away at

cut or chop something again and again with force

He had to hack away at the thick branches.

Examples of hack at in a sentence

The butcher hacked at the meat with a cleaver.
He hacked at the problem all night.
They hacked at the puzzle until it was solved.

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French:hacher, travailler d'arrache-pied sur, ...
German:auf etwas einhacken, sich durcharbeiten, ...
Italian:tagliare, lavorare sodo su, ...
Spanish:golpear repetidamente, trabajar arduamente en, ...
Portuguese:cortar, trabalhar arduamente, ...
Chinese:劈, 努力解决, ...
Japanese:叩き切る, 試行錯誤する, ...
Arabic:هَشَمَ, اجْتَهَدَ في, ...
Hebrew:לְקַצֵּץ, לִשְׁבֹּר אֶת הָרֹאשׁ עַל, ...
Russian:рубить, решать, ...
Ukrainian:рубати, працювати над, ...
Hindi:काटना, सुधारने की कोशिश करना, ...
Bengali:কুপিয়ে কাটা, প্রচেষ্টা চালানো, ...
Catalan:tallar, treballar intensament, ...
Czech:sekat, trápit se s, ...
Danish:hugge, arbejde på, ...
Dutch:inhakken, werken aan, ...
Greek:χτυπώ με τσεκούρι, παλεύω με, ...
Hungarian:csapkodni, próbálkozni, ...
Khmer:កាប់ផ្តេសផ្តាស, ខំប្រឹងដោះស្រាយ, ...
Korean:찍다, 계속 시도하다, ...
Persian:ضربه زد, تلاش کرد, ...
Polish:rąbać, męczyć się z, ...
Portuguese (BR):cortar, trabalhar em, ...
Romanian:a lovi, a munci din greu, ...
Swedish:hugga på, slita med, ...
Thai:ฟัน, พยายามแก้ไข, ...
Turkish:kesmek, uğraşmak, ...
Vietnamese:chặt vào, cố gắng giải quyết, ...

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