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hack in a sentence

• göra hack i bordet
  nick the table
• Jag vurpade in i soffbordet och fick ett fint hack i pannan.
  I tumbled into the coffee table and got a nice nick in the forehead.

Expressions

• (vara någon) hack i häl
  (be) close on sby's heels

Questions

Origin

From Old Swedish hak, action of Swedish hacka, Old Swedish hakka (to hack, chop).

Nearby common words

hack is number 9,600 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 9,596svina to behave like a swine (contemptible person), often of rude, indecent behavior or making a mess
• 9,597oskuldsfull innocent (free from immorality), (sometimes) naive (through assuming too much good of people, due to lack of life experience or otherwise)
• 9,598busa be up to mischief
• 9,599avlida pass away (on), die
• 9,601lösen ransom, password
• 9,602katoliker catholics
• 9,603gudomligt divinely
• 9,604spagetti spaghetti