HACK (AROUND) Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

hack (around)

verb

Definition of hack (around)

as in to hang (around or out)

to spend time doing nothing would prefer to be put to work rather than spend his days at the ranch just hacking around

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Verb

This is really a spot to escape for the weekend with your boo, or a couple of close friends who just want to veg out and drink and enjoy the scenery.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Just take care of your[self], and veg out.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026

Definition of veg out

Verb

No, gaming's not the first or even the second target for these machines, but plenty of demanding users will want to kick back with their machines now and then.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026
Under current rules, decisions from either the City Council or Planning Department can get kicked back and forth indefinitely.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of kick back

Verb

My favorite touch was the deep-red plush bathrobe, which somehow made lounging in the room feel like part of the performance.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
South Floridians of a certain vintage — those familiar with Las Olas pre-pandemic, anyway — may remember Mangos, the Floribbean locals lounge that lasted 25 years on the boulevard before closing in 2017.

— Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of lounge

Verb

The joy Lisa has with her RHUGT cast compared with the dread her RHOSLC cast seems to bring her really bums me out — especially because of how much of this trip is championing the sisterhood of Housewives.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
My conversation partner returned, somehow unable to bum even a single cigarette from anyone at this party.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 2026

Definition of bum

Verb

President James Garfield’s assassin, Charles Guiteau, died by hanging about five months after he was convicted of murder.

— USA Today, USA Today, 17 June 2026
On Monday, May 18, a 7%-illuminated crescent will hang about two degrees from Venus, with Jupiter about 20 degrees above.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 May 2026

Definition of hang about

Verb

Companies across the industry have been idling facilities, with Suntory pausing production at one of Jim Beamâ€™s three Kentucky distilleries to upgrade the site while demand is low.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Others idled at the edge of the firelight while the red lights of a surveillance blimp blinked over the mountains to the east.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of idle

Verb

That one creative decision takes away Carrie’s agency at the most crucial moment and seriously undercuts the foundation on which the whole character arc rests.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Another photograph included in the court filing shows the object resting on aluminum foil beside what appears to be taco meat.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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