To {hack}, but generally implies that the result is a hack in sense 1 (a quick hack). Contrast this with {hack on}. To hack up on implies a {quick-and-dirty} modification to an existing system. Contrast {hacked up}; compare {kluge up}, {monkey up}, {cruft together}.
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {cruft together}{hack on}{hacked up}{kluge up}{monkey up}]