hack off

hæk ɔf

Definition of hack off - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

cutting

cut something off with a tool

He used a saw to hack off the branch.

chop

cut

sever

annoyance

annoy or irritate someone

Her constant complaints really hack me off.

annoy

bother

irritate

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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 off in a sentence

They had to hack off the damaged part of the fence.
His rude remarks really hack off the team.
Loud noises early in the morning hack me off.

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French:couper, énerver, ...
German:abhacken, nerven, ...
Italian:tagliare, dare sui nervi, ...
Spanish:cortar, fastidiar, ...
Portuguese:cortar, irritar, ...
Chinese:砍掉, 惹恼, ...
Japanese:切り落とす, 苛立たせる, ...
Arabic:قَطَعَ, أَغْضَبَ, ...
Hebrew:לְקַצֵּץ, לְהַרְגִּיז, ...
Russian:отрезать, доставать, ...
Ukrainian:відрізати, дратувати, ...
Hindi:काटना, परेशान करना, ...
Bengali:কেটে ফেলা, বিরক্ত করা, ...
Catalan:tallar, treure de polleguera, ...
Czech:odseknout, štvát, ...
Danish:save af, irritere, ...
Dutch:afhakken, irriteren, ...
Greek:κόβω, εκνευρίζω, ...
Hungarian:levágni, felidegesíteni, ...
Khmer:កាត់ផ្តាច់, ធ្វើឲ្យខឹង, ...
Korean:잘라내다, 짜증나게 하다, ...
Persian:برید, عصبانی کرد, ...
Polish:odciąć, wkurzać, ...
Portuguese (BR):cortar, irritar, ...
Romanian:a tăia, a enerva, ...
Swedish:hugga av, irritera, ...
Thai:ตัด, รำคาญ, ...
Turkish:kesmek, sinirlendirmek, ...
Vietnamese:cắt, làm phiền, ...

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