Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hack away

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
hack- -away
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make progress on a difficult problem; to continue trying.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hack, away.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

hacks away (present, singular) hacking away (participle, present) hacked away (participle, past) hacked away (past)

Questions

What does hack away mean?
To make progress on a difficult problem; to continue trying.

How to pronounce hack away

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