Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hack | Yes | No | Yes | No |
plug | Yes | No | Yes | No |
hack (noun) | plug (noun) |
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a horse kept for hire | an old or over-worked horse |
an old or over-worked horse | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly |
a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. | an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire |
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money | electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark |
a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil | an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection |
one who works hard at boring tasks | blatant or sensational promotion |
a mediocre and disdained writer | a wad of something chewable as tobacco |
a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends |
hack (verb) | plug (verb) |
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cough spasmodically | persist in working hard |
significantly cut up a manuscript | insert as a plug |
fix a computer program piecemeal until it works | insert a plug into |
kick on the shins | replace the center of a coin with a baser metal |
kick on the arms | make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote |
cut away | deliver a quick blow to |
cut with a hacking tool | fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug |
be able to manage or manage successfully |