hack vs cope

hack and cope both are nouns.

hack and cope both are verbs.

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

As verbs, cope is a hypernym of hack; that is, cope is a word with a broader meaning than hack:

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

Other hypernyms of hack include contend, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage.

hack (noun)	cope (noun)
a horse kept for hire	brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
an old or over-worked horse	a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions
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

hack (verb)	cope (verb)
cough spasmodically	succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
significantly cut up a manuscript
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 hack and cope

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