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hack vs get by

get by vs hack

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

hack and get by both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hack Yes No Yes No
get by No No Yes No
As verbs, get by is a hypernym of hack; that is, get by is a word with a broader meaning than hack:
  • hack: be able to manage or manage successfully
  • get by: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
Other hypernyms of hack include contend, cope, deal, grapple, make do, make out, manage.
hack (noun) get by (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) get by (verb)
cough spasmodically escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
significantly cut up a manuscript pass or move in front of
fix a computer program piecemeal until it works succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
kick on the shins
kick on the arms
cut away
cut with a hacking tool
be able to manage or manage successfully
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