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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

  1. verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
  2. verb To break into a computer system or account without authorization.
  3. verb To find a clever, often improvised shortcut for solving a problem.
  4. noun A clever shortcut, trick, or workaround.
  5. noun A skilled but unglamorous or uncreative worker, especially a writer or programmer producing mediocre work for hire.

hacker — full definition

  1. noun Someone who breaks into computer systems or networks without authorization, often for malicious purposes.
  2. noun A skilled and enthusiastic computer programmer, especially one who enjoys solving technical problems creatively.
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