hack

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one who works hard at boring tasks

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cut with a hacking tool

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a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

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be able to manage or manage successfully

I can't hack it anymore

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a mediocre and disdained writer

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cut away

he hacked his way through the forest

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a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil

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kick on the arms

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a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money

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kick on the shins

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an old or over-worked horse

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fix a computer program piecemeal until it works

I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best

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a horse kept for hire

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significantly cut up a manuscript

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a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.

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cough spasmodically

The patient with emphysema is hacking all day