hack off

Crudely cut free

To hack off is to cut something away roughly or forcibly, as with repeated blows: He hacked off the dead branches with a machete.

In British slang, to hack someone off is to annoy or irritate them: It really hacks me off when people don't signal.

The past participle hacked off means angry or fed up: She was completely hacked off about the delay.

sever

chop

Quick forceful slice

lop · amputate · detach · sever · machete · axe · hatchet · saw · blade · limb

anger

irate

Extremely angry

annoyance · exasperation · fuming · seething · aggravated · vexation · livid · resentment · indignation · displeasure

Opposites
method of cutting/removal

hack offincise

Cut into material

snip · pare · shave off · dissect

attachment/detachment

hack offattach

Join or connect

reattach · join · affix · fasten · connect

EMOTIONAL STATE (British slang: to be hacked off = annoyed)

hack offplease

Polite appeal word

delight · cheer up · gratify · soothe · placate

Family

off, hack, hacking, hacked, hacksaw, unhacked, hackable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG