hakku — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hack verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
- hacker noun Someone who breaks into computer systems or networks without authorization, often for malicious purposes.
- pick verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
- pickaxe noun A heavy tool with a pointed metal head on a long handle, used for breaking up hard ground or rock.
Senses
hakku is used for these senses in English:
- hack (obsolete) A mattock or a miner's pickaxe.
- hacker (Britain, regional) A fork-shaped tool used to harvest root vegetables.
- pick A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
- pick A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.
- pickaxe A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.
hack — full definition
- verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
- verb To break into a computer system or account without authorization.
- verb To find a clever, often improvised shortcut for solving a problem.
- noun A clever shortcut, trick, or workaround.
- noun A skilled but unglamorous or uncreative worker, especially a writer or programmer producing mediocre work for hire.
hacker — full definition
- noun Someone who breaks into computer systems or networks without authorization, often for malicious purposes.
- noun A skilled and enthusiastic computer programmer, especially one who enjoys solving technical problems creatively.