<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever (something) with or as with heavy, irregular blows (often followed by up or down)</li><li>to break up the surface of (the ground)</li><li>to clear (a road, path, etc.) by cutting away vines, trees, brush, or the like</li><li>to damage or injure by crude, harsh, or insensitive treatment; mutilate; mangle</li><li>to reduce or cut ruthlessly; trim</li><li>to deal or cope with; handle</li><li>to modify (a computer program or electronic device) or write (a program) in a skillful or clever way</li><li>to circumvent security and break into (a network, computer, file, etc.), often with malicious intent</li><li>to make use of a tip, trick, or efficient method for doing or managing (something)</li><li>to strike the arm of (an opposing ball handler)</li><li>to kick or kick at the shins of (an opposing player)</li><li>to embarrass, annoy, or disconcert</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to make rough cuts or notches; deal cutting blows</li><li>to cough harshly, usually in short and repeated spasms</li><li>to break into a network, computer, file, etc., often with malicious intent</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a cut, gash, or notch</li><li>a tool, as an ax, hoe, or pick, for hacking</li><li>an act or instance of hacking; a cutting blow</li><li>a short, rasping dry cough</li><li>a hesitation in speech</li><li>a piece of code that modifies a computer program in a skillful or clever way</li><li>an act or instance of breaking into a network, computer, file, etc., often with malicious intent (often used attributively)</li><li>a tip, trick, or efficient method for doing or managing something</li><li>an indentation made in the ice at the foot score, for supporting the foot in delivering the stone</li><li>a gash in the skin produced by a kick, as in Rugby football</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase</strong></p><ul><li>to pass the time idly; indulge in idle talk</li></ul>