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hacked away

hacked away is the simple past and past participle of hack away.

Meaning of hack away

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

Questions about hacked away

What is hacked away the simple past and past participle of?
Hacked away is the simple past and past participle of hack away.

Words near hacked away in the dictionary

  1. hackday
  2. hackdays
  3. hackdom
  4. hacked
  5. hacked around
  6. hacked away
  7. hacked it
  8. hacked off
  9. hacked up
  10. hackee
  11. hackeem

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