hack off

English

Verb

hack off (third-person singular simple present hacks off, present participle hacking off, simple past and past participle hacked off)

1. (transitive) To remove by hacking; to cut off
   • 1897, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Dealings of Captain Sharkey with Stephen Craddock:

     It was one of them, for example, which provoked Lieutenant Maynard to hack off Blackbeard's head, and to spear it upon the end of his bowsprit. But, as a rule, the pirate ruffled and bullied and drabbed without let or hindrance, until it was time for him to go back to his ship once more.

   • 2010, Daily Mail, Oi, Bish... 'Er Indoors at Buck House wants a word, 22 November 2010

     At weekend schools, young Muslims, aged between six and 15, are receiving lessons in how to hack off a criminal's hand or foot.

2. (transitive) To annoy

Synonyms

• (cut off): cut off, slice off
• (annoy): See Thesaurus:annoy