get by vs hack

get by is not a noun while hack is a noun.

get by and hack both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get by	No	No	Yes	No
hack	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

get by: 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 get by include extemporize, improvise, fend, cut, rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by.

get by (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

get by (verb)	hack (verb)
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action	cough spasmodically
pass or move in front of	significantly cut up a manuscript
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available	fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
	kick on the shins
	kick on the arms
	cut away
	cut with a hacking tool
	be able to manage or manage successfully

Difference between get by and hack

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