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hack away

hack away verb: to make progress on a difficult problem; to continue trying.

Verb

hack away (third-person singular simple present hacks away, present participle hacking away, simple past and past participle hacked away)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make progress on a difficult problem; to continue trying.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hack, away.
    • to hack away at the tough roots of a tree

Forms of hack away

third-person singular presenthacks away
present participlehacking away
past participlehacked away
pasthacked away

Questions about hack away

What does hack away mean?
Hack away means to make progress on a difficult problem; to continue trying.
What part of speech is hack away?
Hack away is a verb.
What is the past tense of hack away?
The past tense of hack away is hacked away.

Words near hack away in the dictionary

  1. hack
  2. hack about
  3. hack and slasher
  4. hack and slashers
  5. hack around
  6. hack away
  7. hack cab
  8. hack cabs
  9. hack chaise
  10. hack chaises
  11. hack it

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