nounπShareAn ordinary horse."The farmer hitched the hackney to the plow, ready to begin working the fields. "animalvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA carriage for hire or a cab."After the show, we caught a hackney back to the hotel. "vehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA horse used to ride or drive."The farmer hitched his trusty hackney to the plow, ready to begin the day's work in the fields. "animalvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA breed of English horse."The elegant hackney, with its high-stepping gait, pulled the carriage through the park. "animalvehicleraceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute."The struggling artist hired a hackney to carry his heavy canvases. "personjobsexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make uninteresting or trite by frequent use."The politician hackneyed the phrase "common sense" so often that it lost all meaning to the voters. "languagestyleliteraturecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo use as a hackney."He hackneyed his father's car so much driving for his friends that the suspension started to fail. "vehicleutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo carry in a hackney coach."In 19th century London, wealthy families might hackney their children to school in a private carriage. "vehiclejobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareOffered for hire; hence, much used; trite; mean."hackney authors"stylelanguageliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading