hacking

About 0.86 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.

   A hacking cough. A hacking laugh. A hacking breath. A hacking cry.

2. verb present participle and gerund of hack
3. noun Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.
4. noun Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network.

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5. noun A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs.
6. noun A kick in the shins.
7. noun The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.
8. noun A riding or journey on horseback.

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