hack off
hack off verb: to remove by hacking; to cut off.
Verb
hack off (third-person singular simple present hacks off, present participle hacking off, simple past and past participle hacked off)
- To remove by hacking; to cut off.
- It was one of them, for example, which provoked Lieutenant Maynard to hack off Blackbeard's head, and to spear it upon the end of his bowsprit. But, as a rule, the pirate ruffled and bullied and drabbed without let or hindrance, until it was time for him to go back to his ship once more.1897, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Dealings of Captain Sharkey with Stephen Craddock
- At weekend schools, young Muslims, aged between six and 15, are receiving lessons in how to hack off a criminal's hand or foot.2010, Daily Mail, Oi, Bish... 'Er Indoors at Buck House wants a word, 22 November 2010
- Synonyms:
- cut off, slice off
- To annoy.
- Synonyms:
- annoy
Synonyms of hack off
Forms of hack off
| third-person singular present | hacks off |
|---|---|
| present participle | hacking off |
| past participle | hacked off |
| past | hacked off |
Questions about hack off
- What does hack off mean?
- Hack off means to remove by hacking; to cut off.
- What part of speech is hack off?
- Hack off is a verb.
- What is the past tense of hack off?
- The past tense of hack off is hacked off.
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