Hack
Hack verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).
Usage example: she's not sure she can hack that miserable job much longer
How words are described
| good | good hack | good stand |
| full | full hack | full stand |
| similar | similar hack | similar stand |
| complete | complete hack | complete stand |
| Other adjectives: standard, original, obvious, simple, popular, massive, big, great, infamous, political, bloody, official, last, favorite. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Red Herring: At one point in the first book, a political hack who absolutely can't stand George gives her an opened can of Coke to drink.
Source: Literature / Newsflesh - Independence Day: David (Jeff Goldblum) has his inspiration for how to use a virus to hack the alien invaders' computers while too drunk to stand up.
Source: Suddenly Sober -
They stand before each other, using holographic screens to hack into the other's cybernetics for a good while, until they decide that isn't working and go on to just beat the crap out of each other.
Source: Dueling Hackers
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