HACKING

To chop or cut down in a rough manner.

"They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle."

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?"

To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.

To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.

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.).

To be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute.

To play hackeysack.

Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.

"A hacking cough. A hacking laugh. A hacking breath. A hacking cry."