The difference between Hack and Patch

When used as nouns, hack means a tool for chopping, whereas patch means a piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.

When used as verbs, hack means to chop or cut down in a rough manner, whereas patch means to mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.

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  1. Hack as a verb (transitive):

    To chop or cut down in a rough manner.

    Examples:

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

  2. Hack as a verb (intransitive):

    To cough noisily.

    Examples:

    "This cold is awful. I can't stop hacking."

  3. Hack as a verb:

    To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.

    Examples:

    "Can you hack it out here with no electricity or running water?"

  4. Hack as a verb (computing):

    To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.

    Examples:

    "I hacked in a fix for this bug, but we'll still have to do a real fix later."

  5. Hack as a verb (computing):

    To accomplish a difficult programming task.

    Examples:

    "He can hack like no one else and make the program work as expected."

  6. Hack as a verb (computing, slang, transitive):

    To work with something on an intimately technical level.

    Examples:

    "I'm currently hacking distributed garbage collection."

  7. Hack as a verb (transitive, colloquial, by extension):

    To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.

    Examples:

    "I read up on dating tips so I can hack my sex life."

  8. Hack as a verb (transitive, slang, computing):

    To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code; to crack.

  9. Hack as a verb (transitive, slang, computing):

    By extension, to gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).

    Examples:

    "When I logged into the social network, I discovered I'd been hacked."

  10. Hack as a verb (ice hockey):

    To strike an opponent's leg with one's hockey stick.

    Examples:

    "He's going to the penalty box after hacking the defender in front of the goal."

  11. Hack as a verb (ice hockey):

    To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.

    Examples:

    "There's a scramble in front of the net as the forwards are hacking at the bouncing puck."

  12. Hack as a verb (baseball):

    To swing at a pitched ball.

    Examples:

    "He went to the batter's box hacking."

  13. Hack as a verb (soccer and rugby):

    To kick (a player) on the shins.

  14. Hack as a verb:

    To strike in a frantic movement.

  15. Hack as a verb (transitive):

    To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.

  1. Hack as a noun:

    A tool for chopping.

  2. Hack as a noun:

    A hacking blow.

  3. Hack as a noun:

    A gouge or notch made by such a blow.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  4. Hack as a noun:

    A dry cough.

  5. Hack as a noun:

    A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dr. H. More"

  6. Hack as a noun (figuratively):

    A try, an attempt.

  7. Hack as a noun (curling):

    The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.

  8. Hack as a noun (obsolete):

    A mattock or a miner's pickaxe.

  9. Hack as a noun (computing):

    An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date.

  10. Hack as a noun (computing):

    An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.

  11. Hack as a noun (colloquial):

    A trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.

    Examples:

    "Putting your phone in a sandwich bag when you go to the beach is such a great hack."

  12. Hack as a noun (computing, slang):

    An illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network.

  13. Hack as a noun (computing, slang):

    A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.

  14. Hack as a noun (slang, military):

    Time check.

  15. Hack as a noun (baseball):

    A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter.

    Examples:

    "He took a few hacks, but the pitcher finally struck him out."

  16. Hack as a noun:

    A kick on the shins in football.

  17. Hack as a noun (slang, naval):

    confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment

  1. Hack as a noun (falconry):

    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.

  2. Hack as a noun:

    A food-rack for cattle.

  3. Hack as a noun:

    A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.

  4. Hack as a noun:

    A grating in a mill race.

  1. Hack as a verb:

    To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.

  2. Hack as a verb (falconry):

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

  1. Hack as a noun:

    A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.

  2. Hack as a noun:

    A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.

    Examples:

    "I got by on hack work for years before I finally published my novel."

  3. Hack as a noun (pejorative):

    Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.

  4. Hack as a noun (slang):

    A taxicab (hackney cab) driver.

  5. Hack as a noun (now, chiefly, North America, colloquial):

    A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney coach, now typically a taxicab.

  6. Hack as a noun:

    A hearse.

  7. Hack as a noun (pejorative, authorship):

    An untalented writer.

    Examples:

    "Dason is nothing but a two-bit hack."

    "He's nothing but the typical hack writer."

  8. Hack as a noun (pejorative):

    One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)

  9. Hack as a noun (pejorative):

    A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.

  10. Hack as a noun (politics):

    A political agitator. (slightly derogatory)

  11. Hack as a noun (obsolete):

    A writer who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.

  12. Hack as a noun (obsolete):

    A procuress.

  1. Hack as a verb (dated):

    To make common or cliched; to vulgarise.

  2. Hack as a verb:

    To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).

  3. Hack as a verb (obsolete):

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

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Hanmer"

  4. Hack as a verb (obsolete):

    To live the life of a drudge or hack.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Goldsmith"

  5. Hack as a verb:

    To use as a hack; to let out for hire.

  6. Hack as a verb:

    To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.

  1. Hack as a noun:

    A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.

  1. Hack as a verb:

    To play hackeysack.

  1. Patch as a noun:

    A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.

    Examples:

    "His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away."

  2. Patch as a noun:

    A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.

    Examples:

    "I can't afford to replace the roof, which is what it really needs. I'll have the roofer apply a patch."

  3. Patch as a noun:

    A repair intended to be used for a limited time; (differs from previous usage in that it is intended to be a temporary fix and the size of the repair is irrelevant). This usage can mean that the repair is temporary because it is an early but necessary step in the process of properly, completely repairing something,

    Examples:

    "Before you can fix a dam, you have to apply a patch to the hole so that everything can dry off.''<br>or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future."

    "This patch should hold until you reach the city," the mechanic said as he patted the car's hood."

  4. Patch as a noun:

    A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)

    Examples:

    "The world economy had a rough patch in the 1930s."

    "To me, a normal cow is white with black patches, but Sarah's from Texas and most of the cows there have solid brown, black, or red coats."

    "Doesn't that patch of clouds looks like a bunny?"

    "When ice skating, be sure to stay away from reeds: there are always thin patches of ice there, and you could fall through."

  5. Patch as a noun:

    A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.

    Examples:

    "Scattered patches of trees or growing corn."

  6. Patch as a noun:

    An area of professional responsibility

  7. Patch as a noun (historical):

    A small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark.

  8. Patch as a noun (medicine):

    A piece of material used to cover a wound.

  9. Patch as a noun (medicine):

    An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time.

    Examples:

    "Many people use a nicotine patch to wean themselves off of nicotine."

  10. Patch as a noun (medicine):

    A cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch.

    Examples:

    "He had scratched his cornea so badly that his doctor told him to wear a patch."

  11. Patch as a noun:

    A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.

  12. Patch as a noun (computing):

    A patch file, a file used for input to a patch program or that describes changes made to a computer file or files, usually changes made to a computer program that fix a programming bug.

  13. Patch as a noun:

    A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.

  14. Patch as a noun:

    A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.

  15. Patch as a noun (often, '''patch cable''', '''patch cord'''{{,):

    etc.; see also patch panel}} A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.

  16. Patch as a noun:

    A sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable).

  17. Patch as a noun (printing, historical):

    An overlay used to obtain a stronger impression.

  1. Patch as a verb:

    To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like

    Examples:

    "MY coat needs patching."

  2. Patch as a verb:

    To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.

  3. Patch as a verb:

    To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.

  4. Patch as a verb:

    To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.

  5. Patch as a verb:

    To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.

  6. Patch as a verb (generally with the particle "up"):

    To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner

    Examples:

    "The truce between the two countries has been patched up."

  7. Patch as a verb (computing):

    To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence: To fix or improve a computer program without a complete upgrade. To make a quick and possibly temporary change to a program.

  8. Patch as a verb:

    To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.

    Examples:

    "I'll need to patch the preamp output to the mixer."

  1. Patch as a noun (archaic):

    A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool.

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