hacking
adjective
uk/ˈhæk.ɪŋ/us/ˈhæk.ɪŋ/A hackingcoughisloudandsoundspainful:
He isconstantlypuffingoncigarettesand has a hackingcough.
Synonym
hacky
- Some of thebloodpressureandcardiacmedicationscauseadryhackingcough.
- She had a hackingdrycoughandfeltsick.
- Thediseaseinadultstypicallycausesalonglastinghacking,generallynon-productive,cough.
- Someonecoughed,hoarseand hacking.
Respiratory disorders
- altitude sickness
- anti-asthma
- anti-tubercular
- anti-tuberculosis
- anti-tuberculous
- asthmatic
- congested
- emphysema
- halitosis
- hepatopulmonary syndrome
- hyperventilate
- legionnaires' disease
- long Covid
- man flu
- sore throat
- strep throat
- stuffiness
- tubercular
- upper airway resistance syndrome
- ventilate
hacking
noun[U]
uk/ˈhæk.ɪŋ/us/ˈhæk.ɪŋ/hackingnoun[U](COMPUTING)
theactivityof getting into someone else'scomputersystemwithoutpermissioninordertofindoutinformationor do somethingillegal:
Companiesinstallingbroadbandwereworriedthat such anopenandpermanentlinkto theinternetwould make them morevulnerableto hacking.
TheFBIisprobingthebiggesteverhackingattackon theinternet.
- Computer hacking is not acrimeunder Filipinolaw.
- Ethical hacking isbecomingincreasinglynecessaryforoursurvival.
Computer concepts
- 3-D printing
- adaptive learning
- additive manufacturing
- addy
- aeroplane mode
- backup
- capture
- computing
- configuration
- information age
- information security
- information superhighway
- infosec
- internet
- scan
- transcoding
- Trojan horse
- tuple
- Turing Machine
- Turing test
hackingnoun[U](HORSE RIDING)
mainlyUK
theactivityofridingon ahorsein thecountrysideforpleasure:
Igohacking on the Heathtrailfirst thing everymorning.
Mosthorsesare used today forpleasureriding, forexamplehacking andpullingtraps.
- Ilovejustjumpingon myponyand going hacking.
- You don't have tospendmuchmoneyforbasichacking andgeneralenjoymentofyourhorse.
Horse riding
- bridle
- canter
- cinch
- curry
- endurance rider
- endurance riding
- equestrianism
- eventer
- gait
- girth
- high-spirited
- jib
- jodhpurs
- mounted
- rein
- saddle-sore
- sidesaddle
- silk
- snaffle
- toreador