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hacking it

hacking it is the present participle and gerund of hack it.

Meaning of hack it

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To cope; to be successful in something despite adversity.
    • I don't know if I can hack it here; the work is too hard for me.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hack, it.

Questions about hacking it

What is hacking it the present participle and gerund of?
Hacking it is the present participle and gerund of hack it.

Words near hacking it in the dictionary

  1. hacking
  2. hacking around
  3. hacking away
  4. hacking cough
  5. hacking coughs
  6. hacking it
  7. hacking off
  8. hacking run
  9. hacking runs
  10. hacking up
  11. Hackingian

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