A food-rack for cattle.
A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
A try, an attempt.
The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
A trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
A hacking blow.
An improvised device or solution to a problem.
A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
A taxicab (hackney cab) driver.
A hearse.
A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
A dry cough.
A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney coach, now typically a taxicab.
A kick on the shins in football of any type.
A tool for chopping.
A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
A board which the falcon's food is placed on; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
A computer programmer who makes quick but inelegant changes to computer code to solve problems or add features.
A computer programmer, particularly a veteran or someone not immediately expected to be capable of programming.
A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
An untalented writer.
A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
An illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network.
A grating in a mill race.
Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
A political agitator.
To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
To kick (a player) on the shins.
To swing at a pitched ball.
To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
To work with something on an intimately technical level.
To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
To strike in a frantic movement.
To play hackeysack.
To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
To drive a hackney cab.
To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
To cough noisily.
To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
To accomplish a difficult programming task.
To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
The upper storey of a barn used for storing hay.