Hacking

The term hacking has a number of meanings, not always very well-defined:

In connection with computers and computer software, see hack, hacker, and phreaking
To attack something with a blade in an imprecise manner - "hacking down the tall grass with a machete"
To ride a horse cross-country
To drive fast in British slang, e.g. " I was hacking up the M1..."
Coughing
A reference to a taxicab driver (because a taxicab can be called a hack, a shortened form of hackney carriage)
A category of computer and video game, hack and slash, consists of repeatedly killing a large number of monsters, typically in a world with a medieval theme
Playing footbag
In rugby football, kicking an opponent in the shins

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