hack vs edit

hack is a noun but edit is not a noun.

hack and edit both are verbs.

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

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

hack: significantly cut up a manuscript
edit: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

Other hypernyms of hack include redact.

hack (noun)	edit (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

hack (verb)	edit (verb)
cough spasmodically	prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
significantly cut up a manuscript	cut and assemble the components of
fix a computer program piecemeal until it works	cut or eliminate
kick on the shins	supervise the publication of
kick on the arms
cut away
cut with a hacking tool
be able to manage or manage successfully

Difference between hack and edit

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