Hack
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Having or requiring little talent.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To chop or cut down in a rough manner. To cough noisily. To withstand or put up with a difficult situation. To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to a computer system (e.g. website) or network by manipulating code; a crack. To accomplish a difficult programming task. To make a quick code change to patch a computer program. To work on an intimately technical level. To strike an opponent's leg with one's hockey stick. A flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick. To swing at a pitched ball. 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 play hackeysack.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A hacking blow. A gouge or notch made by such a blow. The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery. A mattock or a miner's pick. A dry cough. An illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network. An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming. A small code change meant to patch a problem as quickly as possible. An expedient, temporary solution, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date. Time check. A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter. 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 bricks. An ordinary horse, especially an old, tired one. A taxicab (hackney cab) driver. One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language. An untalented writer. A political agitator. (slightly derogatory) A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for the use in hackeysack.
Example sentence: Trump has emphatically denied ties to Russia - a claim refuted by his Twitter feed and a cursory Google search. Putin says his government had nothing to do with the hack of the DNC computers, even though it carelessly left a trail of crumbs tracing back to his intelligence services. The cunning liar is exploiting the blundering one.
Whoop
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An exclamation, a cry, usually of joy.A gasp, characteristic of whooping cough.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make a whoop.To beat, to strike.To defeat thoroughly.