Definition & Meaning of "hack around"in English

to hack around

to engage in unproductive activities, often in an aimless manner

Dialect

American

Informal

Grammatical Information

Composition

phrasal

Action verb

Regular

Inseparable

Particle

around

Base verb

hack

Present tense

hack around

3rd person singular

hacks around

Present participle

hacking around

Past simple

hacked around

Past participle

hacked around

Examples

They spent the afternoon hacking around instead of working on their project.

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