{ "hack (around)":{ "to spend time doing nothing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "would prefer to be put to work rather than spend his days at the ranch just hacking around" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudge", "grind", "grub", "hump", "hustle", "labor", "moil", "peg", "plod", "plow", "plug", "slave", "sweat", "toil", "travail", "work", "apply", "buckle (down)", "exert", "put out" ], "related":[ "fiddle (around)", "fool", "mess", "monkey", "muck", "piddle", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle", "doze", "estivate", "aestivate", "hibernate", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "relax", "rest", "tarry", "amble", "mosey", "saunter", "stroll", "swan", "furlough", "goldbrick", "malinger", "truant" ], "synonyms":[ "bum", "chill", "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drone", "footle", "goof (off)", "hang (around or out)", "hang about", "idle", "kick around", "kick back", "laze", "lazy", "loaf", "loll", "lounge", "veg out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hack (off)":{ "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "people who ask blatantly stupid questions really hack me off" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "burn (up)", "chafe", "eat", "exasperate", "frost", "gall", "get", "grate", "gripe", "irk", "irritate", "itch", "nark", "nettle", "peeve", "persecute", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "ruffle", "spite", "vex" ], "near synonyms":[ "hassle", "heckle", "nag", "inflame", "enflame", "provoke", "rouse", "badger", "bait", "bullyrag", "ballyrag", "devil", "hagride", "harass", "harry", "pester", "plague", "tease", "anger", "antagonize", "enrage", "incense", "infuriate", "madden", "rankle", "roil", "agitate", "discomfort", "discompose", "disquiet", "distress", "exercise", "freak (out)", "fret", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "worry", "affront", "insult", "miff", "offend", "outrage" ], "near antonyms":[ "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "oblige", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "assure", "cheer", "comfort", "console", "content", "quiet", "reassure", "solace", "soothe" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hacking":{ "to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I doubt that she can hack a job with so many responsibilities" ], "near antonyms":[ "botching", "bungling", "foozling", "fumbling", "goofing (up)", "lousing up", "messing (up)", "mishandling", "muffing", "scamping" ], "related":[ "engineering", "finessing", "jockeying", "bringing off", "carrying off", "carrying out", "getting off", "pulling", "commanding", "directing", "guiding", "steering", "controlling", "micromanaging", "regulating", "running", "reacting (to)", "responding (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "addressing", "contending (with)", "coping (with)", "fielding", "grappling (with)", "handling", "managing", "maneuvering", "manipulating", "negotiating", "playing", "swinging", "taking", "treating" ] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she's not sure she can hack that miserable job much longer" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dismissing", "refusing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "spurning", "turning down", "combating", "combatting", "contesting", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting", "avoiding", "bypassing", "circumventing", "dodging", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "missing", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)" ], "related":[ "allowing", "permitting", "suffering", "swallowing", "reconciling (to)", "acquiescing", "agreeing (with or to)", "assenting (to)", "capitulating", "consenting (to)", "respecting", "submitting (to)", "yielding (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "abiding", "absorbing", "accepting", "bearing", "biding", "brooking", "countenancing", "enduring", "going", "handling", "meeting", "pocketing", "standing", "sticking out", "stomaching", "supporting", "sustaining", "sweating out", "taking", "tolerating", "wearing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hacks":{ "a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "smallish hacks made in the bark of the trees marked the trail through the forest" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "joggles", "nocks", "punches", "snips", "grooves", "scores", "undercuts", "slits", "slots" ], "synonyms":[ "chips", "indentations", "indents", "indentures", "kerfs", "nicks", "notches" ] }, "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "completely stunned by a vicious hack across the neck" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ] }, "a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science":{ "antonyms":[ "aces", "adepts", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "craftsmen", "experts", "hands", "masters", "past masters", "sharks", "sharps" ], "examples":[ "is he really any good at the piano or just a hack ?" ], "near antonyms":[ "maestros", "maestri", "virtuosos", "virtuosi", "whizzes", "wizards", "old hands", "old-timers", "veterans", "vets" ], "related":[ "beginners", "freshmen", "greenhorns", "kids", "learners", "neophytes", "newcomers", "novices", "rookies", "tenderfeet", "tenderfoots", "tyros" ], "synonyms":[ "amateurs", "hackers", "inexperts", "jacklegs", "triflers" ] }, "an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after a week of hailing hacks and inhabiting hotels, the sales rep was happy to be home" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hackneys", "limousines", "gharries", "rickshaws", "rickshas", "water taxis", "gypsy cabs", "jitneys" ], "synonyms":[ "cabs", "taxicabs", "taxis", "taxies" ] }, "to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I doubt that she can hack a job with so many responsibilities" ], "near antonyms":[ "botches", "bungles", "foozles", "fumbles", "goofs (up)", "louses up", "messes (up)", "mishandles", "muffs", "scamps" ], "related":[ "engineers", "finesses", "jockeys", "brings off", "carries off", "carries out", "gets off", "pulls", "commands", "directs", "guides", "steers", "controls", "micromanages", "regulates", "runs", "reacts (to)", "responds (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "addresses", "contends (with)", "copes (with)", "fields", "grapples (with)", "handles", "manages", "maneuvers", "manipulates", "negotiates", "plays", "swings", "takes", "treats" ] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she's not sure she can hack that miserable job much longer" ], "near antonyms":[ "declines", "dismisses", "refuses", "rejects", "repudiates", "spurns", "turns down", "combats", "contests", "fights", "opposes", "resists", "avoids", "bypasses", "circumvents", "dodges", "eludes", "escapes", "evades", "misses", "abstains (from)", "forbears", "refrains (from)" ], "related":[ "allows", "permits", "suffers", "swallows", "reconciles (to)", "acquiesces", "agrees (with or to)", "assents (to)", "capitulates", "consents (to)", "respects", "submits (to)", "yields (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "abides", "absorbs", "accepts", "bears", "bides", "brooks", "countenances", "endures", "goes", "handles", "meets", "pockets", "stands", "sticks out", "stomachs", "supports", "sustains", "sweats out", "takes", "tolerates", "wears" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hacks (off)":{ "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "people who ask blatantly stupid questions really hack me off" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravates", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "burns (up)", "chafes", "eats", "exasperates", "frosts", "galls", "gets", "grates", "gripes", "irks", "irritates", "itches", "narks", "nettles", "peeves", "persecutes", "piques", "puts out", "rasps", "riles", "ruffles", "spites", "vexes" ], "near synonyms":[ "hassles", "heckles", "nags", "inflames", "enflames", "provokes", "rouses", "badgers", "baits", "bullyrags", "ballyrags", "devils", "hagrides", "harasses", "harries", "pesters", "plagues", "teases", "angers", "antagonizes", "enrages", "incenses", "infuriates", "maddens", "rankles", "roils", "agitates", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disquiets", "distresses", "exercises", "freaks (out)", "frets", "perturbs", "undoes", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "worries", "affronts", "insults", "miffs", "offends", "outrages" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "obliges", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies", "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "contents", "quiets", "reassures", "solaces", "soothes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hacker":{ "a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information":{ "examples":[ "the company's security experts spent days trying to figure out how a hacker could have gotten past the firewall" ], "synonyms":[ "cracker", "cyberpunk" ], "near synonyms":[ "computerist", "gearhead", "geek", "techie", "technocrat", "technophile", "phisher" ], "near antonyms":[ "computerphobe", "technophobe" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science":{ "examples":[ "weekend golf hackers who are there mainly for the social networking" ], "synonyms":[ "amateur", "hack", "inexpert", "jackleg", "trifler" ], "near synonyms":[ "beginner", "freshman", "greenhorn", "kid", "learner", "neophyte", "newcomer", "novice", "rookie", "tenderfoot", "tyro" ], "near antonyms":[ "maestro", "virtuoso", "whiz", "wizard", "old hand", "old-timer", "vet", "veteran" ], "antonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "craftsman", "expert", "hand", "master", "past master", "shark", "sharp" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hacking (around)":{ "to spend time doing nothing":{ "examples":[ "would prefer to be put to work rather than spend his days at the ranch just hacking around" ], "synonyms":[ "bumming", "chilling", "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "droning", "footling", "goofing (off)", "hanging about", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "kicking around", "kicking back", "lazing", "lazying", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging", "vegging out" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddling (around)", "fooling", "messing", "monkeying", "mucking", "piddling", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling", "dozing", "estivating", "aestivating", "hibernating", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "relaxing", "resting", "tarrying", "ambling", "moseying", "sauntering", "strolling", "swanning", "furloughing", "goldbricking", "malingering", "truanting" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudging", "grinding", "grubbing", "humping", "hustling", "laboring", "moiling", "pegging", "plodding", "plowing", "plugging", "slaving", "sweating", "toiling", "travailing", "working", "applying", "buckling (down)", "exerting", "putting out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hackneys":{ "to use so much as to make less appealing":{ "examples":[ "advertisers have hackneyed the word \"revolutionary\" so much that it now just means that a product is new" ], "synonyms":[ "overexposes", "overuses", "stereotypes", "vulgarizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "bores", "exhausts", "overdoes", "coarsens", "depletes", "jades", "tires", "wears out", "popularizes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in surreys , tilburies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barouches", "broughams", "buckboards", "buggies", "cabriolets", "cabs", "calashes", "cal\u00e8ches", "caleches", "caroches", "carryalls", "chaises", "chariots", "coaches", "coup\u00e9s", "coupes", "curricles", "diligences", "dogcarts", "droshkies", "droskies", "four-in-hands", "gigs", "go-carts", "hansoms", "hansom cabs", "jaunting cars", "landaus", "phaetons", "post chaises", "roadsters", "rockaways", "stagecoaches", "stages", "stanhopes", "surreys", "tandems", "tilburies", "tongas", "traps", "troikas", "victorias", "carriages", "equipages", "rigs", "turnouts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in trotters , warhorses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chargers", "coursers", "cow ponies", "cutting horses", "gallopers", "hacks", "mounts", "packhorses", "prancers", "quarter horses", "racehorses", "saddle horses", "trotters", "warhorses", "workhorses", "broncos", "bronchos", "mustangs", "ponies", "bays", "blacks", "buckskins", "chestnuts", "duns", "palominos", "pintos", "pintoes", "roans", "skewbalds", "sorrels", "colts", "fillies", "foals", "geldings", "mares", "stallions", "cobs", "dobbins", "jades", "plugs", "skates", "equids", "equines", "horses", "horse", "nags", "steeds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hacked (off)":{ "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "people who ask blatantly stupid questions really hack me off" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "ate", "bothered", "bugged", "burned (up)", "burnt (up)", "chafed", "exasperated", "frosted", "galled", "got", "grated", "griped", "irked", "irritated", "itched", "narked", "nettled", "peeved", "persecuted", "piqued", "put out", "rasped", "riled", "ruffled", "spited", "vexed", "vext" ], "near synonyms":[ "hassled", "heckled", "nagged", "inflamed", "enflamed", "provoked", "roused", "badgered", "baited", "bullyragged", "ballyragged", "deviled", "devilled", "hagrode", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "plagued", "teased", "angered", "antagonized", "enraged", "incensed", "infuriated", "maddened", "rankled", "roiled", "agitated", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "distressed", "exercised", "freaked (out)", "fretted", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "worried", "affronted", "insulted", "miffed", "offended", "outraged" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "obliged", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "assured", "cheered", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "quieted", "reassured", "solaced", "soothed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hackneyed":{ "used or heard so often as to be dull":{ "examples":[ "it's hackneyed , but true\u2014the more you save the more you earn" ], "synonyms":[ "banal", "clich\u00e9", "cliche", "clich\u00e9d", "cobwebby", "commonplace", "hack", "hackney", "moth-eaten", "musty", "obligatory", "shopworn", "stale", "stereotyped", "threadbare", "timeworn", "tired", "trite", "well-worn" ], "near synonyms":[ "twice-told", "bromidic", "platitudinal", "platitudinous", "canned", "cardboard", "conventional", "cookie-cutter", "derivative", "imitative", "ready-made", "tried-and-true", "unimaginative", "uninspired", "unoriginal", "normal", "ordinary", "rote", "routine", "standard", "stock", "typical", "usual", "arid", "barren", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedantic", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "prosaic", "stodgy", "stuffy", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "undramatic", "uninteresting", "vapid", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying", "old-fashioned", "old hat" ], "near antonyms":[ "animating", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "galvanizing", "invigorating", "stimulating", "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting", "atypical", "extraordinary", "strange", "unaccustomed", "uncommon", "unfamiliar", "unheard-of", "unknown", "unprecedented", "unusual", "pathbreaking", "pioneering", "trailblazing" ], "antonyms":[ "fresh", "new", "novel", "original", "unclich\u00e9d", "unhackneyed" ] }, "to use so much as to make less appealing":{ "examples":[ "advertisers have hackneyed the word \"revolutionary\" so much that it now just means that a product is new" ], "synonyms":[ "overexposed", "overused", "stereotyped", "vulgarized" ], "near synonyms":[ "bored", "exhausted", "overdid", "coarsened", "depleted", "jaded", "tired", "wore out", "popularized" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "hacksaw":{ "as in crosscut , saw":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crosscut", "saw", "scissor", "cut", "gash", "incise", "rip", "shear", "slash", "slice", "slit", "cleave", "rive", "split", "pierce", "stab", "bruise", "butcher", "hack", "haggle", "lacerate", "mangle", "rend", "tear", "carve", "chip", "chisel", "notch", "anatomize", "dissect", "section", "chop", "dice", "mince", "amputate", "cut off", "sever" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "haciendas":{ "a large impressive residence":{ "examples":[ "the sugar baron spared no expense in building a grand hacienda on his plantation near Cuernavaca" ], "synonyms":[ "castles", "ch\u00e2teaus", "ch\u00e2teaux", "estates", "halls", "manor houses", "manors", "manses", "mansions", "palaces", "villas" ], "near synonyms":[ "showplaces", "abodes", "domiciles", "dwellings", "habitations", "hearths", "homes", "houses", "lodgings", "pads", "places", "housings", "nests", "quarters", "residencies", "roofs", "great houses", "country houses", "countryseats", "aeries", "penthouses", "salons", "suites", "town houses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hacked it":{ "to reach a desired level of accomplishment":{ "examples":[ "a skilled home cook who nonetheless couldn't hack it as a restaurant chef" ], "synonyms":[ "arrived", "flourished", "prospered", "succeeded", "thrived", "throve" ], "near synonyms":[ "prevailed", "triumphed", "won", "excelled" ], "near antonyms":[ "floundered", "struggled" ], "antonyms":[ "failed" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "hacksaws":{ "as in crosscuts , saws":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crosscuts", "saws", "scissors", "cuts", "gashes", "incises", "rips", "shears", "slashes", "slices", "slits", "cleaves", "rives", "splits", "pierces", "stabs", "bruises", "butchers", "hacks", "haggles", "lacerates", "mangles", "rends", "tears", "carves", "chips", "chisels", "notches", "anatomizes", "dissects", "sections", "chops", "dices", "minces", "amputates", "cuts off", "severs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hackney":{ "used or heard so often as to be dull":{ "examples":[ "she quickly learned to ignore her children's hackney complaints like \"It isn't fair\" and \"Why me?\"" ], "synonyms":[ "banal", "clich\u00e9", "cliche", "clich\u00e9d", "cobwebby", "commonplace", "hack", "hackneyed", "moth-eaten", "musty", "obligatory", "shopworn", "stale", "stereotyped", "threadbare", "timeworn", "tired", "trite", "well-worn" ], "near synonyms":[ "twice-told", "bromidic", "platitudinal", "platitudinous", "canned", "cardboard", "conventional", "cookie-cutter", "derivative", "imitative", "ready-made", "tried-and-true", "unimaginative", "uninspired", "unoriginal", "normal", "ordinary", "rote", "routine", "standard", "stock", "typical", "usual", "arid", "barren", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedantic", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "prosaic", "stodgy", "stuffy", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "undramatic", "uninteresting", "vapid", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying", "old-fashioned", "old hat" ], "near antonyms":[ "animating", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "galvanizing", "invigorating", "stimulating", "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting", "atypical", "extraordinary", "strange", "unaccustomed", "uncommon", "unfamiliar", "unheard-of", "unknown", "unprecedented", "unusual", "pathbreaking", "pioneering", "trailblazing" ], "antonyms":[ "fresh", "new", "novel", "original", "unclich\u00e9d", "unhackneyed" ] }, "to use so much as to make less appealing":{ "examples":[ "advertisers have hackneyed the word \"revolutionary\" so much that it now just means that a product is new" ], "synonyms":[ "overexpose", "overuse", "stereotype", "vulgarize" ], "near synonyms":[ "bore", "exhaust", "overdo", "coarsen", "deplete", "jade", "tire", "wear out", "popularize" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in surrey , tilbury":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barouche", "brougham", "buckboard", "buggy", "cab", "cabriolet", "calash", "cal\u00e8che", "caleche", "caroche", "carryall", "chaise", "chariot", "coach", "coup\u00e9", "coupe", "curricle", "diligence", "dogcart", "droshky", "drosky", "four-in-hand", "gig", "go-cart", "hansom", "hansom cab", "jaunting car", "landau", "phaeton", "post chaise", "roadster", "rockaway", "stage", "stagecoach", "stanhope", "surrey", "tandem", "tilbury", "tonga", "trap", "troika", "victoria", "carriage", "equipage", "rig", "turnout" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in trotter , warhorse":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "charger", "courser", "cow pony", "cutting horse", "galloper", "hack", "mount", "packhorse", "prancer", "quarter horse", "racehorse", "saddle horse", "trotter", "warhorse", "workhorse", "bronco", "mustang", "pony", "bay", "black", "buckskin", "chestnut", "dun", "palomino", "pinto", "roan", "skewbald", "sorrel", "colt", "filly", "foal", "gelding", "mare", "stallion", "cob", "dobbin", "jade", "plug", "skate", "equid", "equine", "horse", "nag", "steed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "hacking (off)":{ "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "people who ask blatantly stupid questions really hack me off" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravating", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "burning (up)", "chafing", "eating", "exasperating", "frosting", "galling", "getting", "grating", "griping", "irking", "irritating", "itching", "narking", "nettling", "peeving", "persecuting", "piquing", "putting out", "rasping", "riling", "ruffling", "spiting", "vexing" ], "near synonyms":[ "hassling", "heckling", "nagging", "inflaming", "enflaming", "provoking", "rousing", "badgering", "baiting", "bullyragging", "ballyragging", "deviling", "devilling", "hagriding", "harassing", "harrying", "pestering", "plaguing", "teasing", "angering", "antagonizing", "enraging", "incensing", "infuriating", "maddening", "rankling", "roiling", "agitating", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "exercising", "freaking (out)", "fretting", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrying", "affronting", "insulting", "miffing", "offending", "outraging" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "obliging", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying", "assuring", "cheering", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting", "quieting", "reassuring", "solacing", "soothing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hacksawed":{ "as in crosscut , sawed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crosscut", "scissored", "cut", "gashed", "incised", "ripped", "sheared", "slashed", "sliced", "slit", "cleaved", "cleft", "rived", "split", "pierced", "stabbed", "bruised", "butchered", "hacked", "haggled", "lacerated", "mangled", "rent", "rended", "tore", "carved", "chipped", "chiseled", "chiselled", "notched", "anatomized", "dissected", "sectioned", "chopped", "diced", "minced", "amputated", "cut off", "severed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hacienda":{ "a large impressive residence":{ "examples":[ "the sugar baron spared no expense in building a grand hacienda on his plantation near Cuernavaca" ], "synonyms":[ "castle", "ch\u00e2teau", "estate", "hall", "manor", "manor house", "manse", "mansion", "palace", "villa" ], "near synonyms":[ "showplace", "abode", "domicile", "dwelling", "habitation", "hearth", "home", "house", "lodging(s)", "pad", "place", "housing", "nest", "quarter(s)", "residency", "roof", "great house", "country house", "countryseat", "aerie", "penthouse", "salon", "suite", "town house" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hacksawing":{ "as in crosscutting , sawing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crosscutting", "scissoring", "cutting", "gashing", "incising", "ripping", "shearing", "slashing", "slicing", "slitting", "cleaving", "riving", "splitting", "piercing", "stabbing", "bruising", "butchering", "hacking", "haggling", "lacerating", "mangling", "rending", "tearing", "carving", "chipping", "chiseling", "chiselling", "notching", "anatomizing", "dissecting", "sectioning", "chopping", "dicing", "mincing", "amputating", "cutting off", "severing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hack it":{ "to reach a desired level of accomplishment":{ "examples":[ "a skilled home cook who nonetheless couldn't hack it as a restaurant chef" ], "synonyms":[ "arrive", "flourish", "prosper", "succeed", "thrive" ], "near synonyms":[ "prevail", "triumph", "win", "excel" ], "near antonyms":[ "flounder", "struggle" ], "antonyms":[ "fail" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "hacked":{ "to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{ "examples":[ "I doubt that she can hack a job with so many responsibilities" ], "synonyms":[ "addressed", "contended (with)", "coped (with)", "fielded", "grappled (with)", "handled", "managed", "maneuvered", "manipulated", "negotiated", "played", "swung", "took", "treated" ], "near synonyms":[ "engineered", "finessed", "jockeyed", "brought off", "carried off", "carried out", "got off", "pulled", "commanded", "directed", "guided", "steered", "controlled", "micromanaged", "ran", "run", "regulated", "reacted (to)", "responded (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "botched", "bungled", "foozled", "fumbled", "goofed (up)", "loused up", "messed (up)", "mishandled", "muffed", "scamped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{ "examples":[ "she's not sure she can hack that miserable job much longer" ], "synonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "absorbed", "accepted", "bode", "bided", "bore", "brooked", "countenanced", "endured", "handled", "met", "pocketed", "stomached", "stood", "stuck out", "supported", "sustained", "sweat out", "sweated out", "tolerated", "took", "went", "wore" ], "near synonyms":[ "allowed", "permitted", "suffered", "swallowed", "reconciled (to)", "acquiesced", "agreed (with or to)", "assented (to)", "capitulated", "consented (to)", "respected", "submitted (to)", "yielded (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "declined", "dismissed", "refused", "rejected", "repudiated", "spurned", "turned down", "combated", "combatted", "contested", "fought", "opposed", "resisted", "avoided", "bypassed", "circumvented", "dodged", "eluded", "escaped", "evaded", "missed", "abstained (from)", "forbore", "refrained (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }