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GainRain Posted 14 years ago
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Hack
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"Reclined half upside down on the exercise bench, Mike hacked water through his mouth and nose, his throat raw, his chest an unremitting ache."
Does it mean he was cutting water?
"Reclined half upside down on the exercise bench, Mike hacked water through his mouth and nose, his throat raw, his chest an unremitting ache."
Does it mean he was cutting water?
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No. "To hack" is to cough violently. If you "hack a substance," you are coughing up that substance.
- No.
- "To hack" is to cough violently.
- If you "hack a substance," you are coughing up that substance.
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No. "To hack" is to cough violently. If you "hack a substance," you are coughing up that substance.
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