hack [hacked, hacking, hacks](to make a quick code change to patch a computer program) verb [UK: hæk] [US: ˈhæk] patch [patched, patching, patches](mend by sewing on cloth) verb [UK: pætʃ] [US: ˈpætʃ] patch up(to mend quickly and roughly) verb [UK: pætʃ ʌp] [US: ˈpætʃ ʌp] |