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In transitive terms the difference between big and hack

is that big is to praise or recommend while hack is to chop or cut down in a rough manner.

As an adjective big

is of great size, large.

As an adverb big

is in a loud manner.

big

English

Etymology 1

From a northern (etyl) dialectal term (m), .

Adjective

(bigger)
  • Of great size, large.
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  • *:The big houses, and there are a good many of them, lie for the most part in what may be called by courtesy the valleys. You catch a glimpse of them sometimes at a little distance from the [railway] line,, with their court of farm and church and clustered village, in dignified seclusion.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= The rise of smart beta , passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
  • (lb) Thought to have undue influence.
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  • Popular.
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  • (lb) Adult.
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  • *1931 , , Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer , Montgomery Ward (publisher), draft:
  • *:By midnight, however, the last light had fled / For even big people have then gone to bed[.]
  • (lb) Fat.
  • (lb) Important or significant.
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  • *:"I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve. Then I ran away and sold papers in the streets, and anything else that I could pick up a few coppers by—except steal. I never did that. I always made up my mind I'd be a big man some day, and—I'm glad I didn't steal."
  • *{{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 29, author=Neil Johnston, work=BBC Sport
  • , title= Norwich 3-3 Blackburn , passage=It proved a big miss as Hoilett produced a sublime finish into the top corner of the net from 20 yards after evading a couple of challenges in first-half stoppage time.}}
  • Enthusiastic (about).
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  • (lb) Mature, conscientious, principled.
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  • (lb) Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
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  • Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
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  • *(and other bibliographic details) (Joseph Addison) (1672–1719)
  • *:[Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome.
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  • Synonyms
    * (of a great size) ample, huge, large, sizeable, stoor, jumbo, massive * (adult) adult, fully grown, grown up * See also
    Antonyms
    * (of a great size) little, small, tiny, minuscule, miniature, minute * (adult) little, young
    Derived terms
    * Big Apple * big-ass * big baby * big band * Big Bang * big bath * big beat * Big Ben * Big Bertha * big blind * big bluestem * Big Board * big-boned * big box * big boy/big boys * big break * big brother * Big Brother * big bucks * big business * big C * big cat * big cheese * Big Crunch * Big D * big daddy * big deal * Big Dipper * Big Easy * big enchilada * big end * big fat/big-fat/big phat * big figure * big fish * big fly * Big Four * big game * biggie, no biggie * big girl's blouse * big government * big gun * big H/Big H * big hair * big hand * big head/big-head * big-headed * big-hearted * big house * big idea * big if * big iron * Big Island * big kid * big labor * big-league * big lick * big lie * big lug * big kahuna * Big Mac * big money * big mouth * Big Muddy * big name / big-name * bigness * big O * big O notation * big old/big ole * big one/the big one * big pharma * big picture * Big Q * big rig * Big Rip * big science * big screen * big shagbank * big shot * big shoulder * big six/the big six * Big Six * big sleep * big slick * Big Smoke * big spender * big spring * big stick * Big Sur * big talk * big tent * Big Three * big-ticket * big time/big-time/bigtime * big toe * big top/big-top * big tree * Big Uglies * big up * big wheel * big whoop * big wig/big-wig/bigwig * big-wigged * big wow * great big * hit it big * make it big * /Mr Big/Mister Big * the bigs * too big for one's boots * too big to fail

    Adverb

    (bigger)
  • In a loud manner.
  • In a boasting manner.
  • He's always talking big , but he never delivers.
  • In a large amount or to a large extent.
  • He won big betting on the croquet championship.
  • On a large scale, expansively
  • You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.
  • Hard.
  • He hit him big and the guy just crumpled.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
  • (as plural) The big leagues, big time.
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  • Synonyms
    * (big leagues) major leagues

    Verb

    (up)
  • To praise or recommend
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) (m), . Cognate with (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m).

    Verb

  • to inhabit; occupy
  • to locate one's self
  • to build; erect; fashion
  • to dwell; have a dwelling
  • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l), (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (-)
  • One or more kinds of barley, especially (six-rowed barley).
  • Statistics

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    hack

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
  • They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle.
  • * 1912 : (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 6
  • Among other things he found a sharp hunting knife, on the keen blade of which he immediately proceeded to cut his finger. Undaunted he continued his experiments, finding that he could hack and hew splinters of wood from the table and chairs with this new toy.
  • To cough noisily.
  • This cold is awful. I can't stop hacking .
  • To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
  • Can you hack it out here with no electricity or running water?
  • (transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code; to crack.
  • (transitive, slang, computing) By extension, to gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
  • When I logged into the social network, I discovered I'd been hacked .
  • (computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.
  • He can hack like no one else and make the program work as expected.
  • (computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
  • I hacked in a fix for this bug, but we'll still have to do a real fix later.
  • (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
  • I read up on dating tips so I can hack my sex life.
  • To work with on an intimately technical level.
  • I'm currently hacking distributed garbage collection.
  • (ice hockey) To strike an opponent's leg with one's hockey stick.
  • He's going to the penalty box after hacking the defender in front of the goal.
  • (ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
  • There's a scramble in front of the net as the forwards are hacking at the bouncing puck.
  • (baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.
  • He went to the batter's box hacking .
  • To strike in a frantic movement.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2010 , date=December 29 , author=Chris Whyatt , title=Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Centre-back Branislav Ivanovic then took a wild slash at the ball but his captain John Terry saved Chelsea's skin by hacking the ball clear for a corner with Kevin Davies set to strike from just six yards out. }}
    Derived terms
    (terms derived from hack) * hack down * hack in * , hackingly, hacky * hack into * hack up * hackability * hacker
    Synonyms
    * (gain unauthorized access) crack * frob * tweak

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tool for chopping.
  • A hacking blow.
  • A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
  • (Shakespeare)
  • A dry cough.
  • A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
  • (figuratively) A try, an attempt.
  • (curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
  • (obsolete) A mattock or a miner's pick.
  • (computing, slang) An illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network.
  • (computing) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
  • (computing) A small code change meant to patch a problem as quickly as possible.
  • (computing) An expedient, temporary solution, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date.
  • (colloquial) A trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
  • Putting your phone in a sandwich bag when you go to the beach is such a great hack .
  • (slang, military) Time check.
  • (baseball) A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter.
  • He took a few hacks , but the pitcher finally struck him out.
  • A kick on the shins in football.
  • Synonyms
    * (access attempt) crack * band-aid, contrivance, improvision, improvisation, kludge, makeshift, quick fix, patch

    Etymology 2

    Variations of (hatch), (heck).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (falconry) A board which the falcon's food is placed on; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
  • A food-rack for cattle.
  • A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
  • A grating in a mill race.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
  • (falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
  • Etymology 3

    Abbreviation of , probably from place name Hackney

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An ordinary saddle horse, especially one which has been let out for hire and is old and tired.
  • A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work. (newspaper hack)
  • * I got by on hack work for years before I finally published my novel.
  • (pejorative) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
  • (slang) A taxicab (hackney cab) driver.
  • A coach or carriage let for hire; particularly, a coach with two seats inside facing each other; a hackney coach.
  • * Alexander Pope
  • On horse, on foot, in hacks and gilded chariots.
  • (pejorative) An untalented writer.
  • * Dason is nothing but a two-bit hack .
  • * He's nothing but the typical hack writer.
  • (pejorative) One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
  • (pejorative) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
  • (politics) A political agitator. (slightly derogatory)
  • (obsolete) A bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.
  • * Goldsmith
  • Here lies poor Ned Purdon, from misery freed, / Who long was a bookseller's hack .
  • (obsolete) A procuress.
  • Synonyms
    *(A saddle horse which is old and tired) nag
    Coordinate terms
    *(worthless horse) bum

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dated) To make common or cliched; to vulgarise.
  • To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
  • (obsolete) To be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute.
  • (Hanmer)
  • (obsolete) To live the life of a drudge or hack.
  • (Goldsmith)
  • To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
  • To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
  • * J. H. Newman
  • The word "remarkable" has been so hacked of late.

    Etymology 4

    From

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To play hackeysack.