Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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nag | Yes | No | Yes | No |
hack | Yes | No | Yes | No |
nag (noun) | hack (noun) |
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an old or over-worked horse | a horse kept for hire |
someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault | 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 |
nag (verb) | hack (verb) |
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remind or urge constantly | cough spasmodically |
bother persistently with trivial complaints | significantly cut up a manuscript |
worry persistently | 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 |