contend vs hack

hack vs contend

contend is not a noun while hack is a noun.

contend and hack both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contend	No	No	Yes	No
hack	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hack is a hyponym of contend; that is, hack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contend:

contend: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
hack: be able to manage or manage successfully

Other hyponyms of contend include extemporize, improvise, fend, cut, rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by.

contend (noun)	hack (noun)
	a horse kept for hire
	an old or over-worked horse
	a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
	a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
	a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
	one who works hard at boring tasks
	a mediocre and disdained writer
	a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

contend (verb)	hack (verb)
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation	cough spasmodically
have an argument about something	significantly cut up a manuscript
maintain or assert	fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others	kick on the shins
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight	kick on the arms
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available	cut away
	cut with a hacking tool
	be able to manage or manage successfully

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