hash

1 of 3

verb

hashed; hashing; hashes

transitive verb

1
a
: to chop (food, such as meat and potatoes) into small pieces
2
: to talk about : review
often used with over or out
hash over a problem
hashing out their differences

hash

2 of 3

noun (1)

1
: chopped food
specifically : chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
2
: a restatement of something that is already known
the same old hash
3
b
: a confused muddle
made a hash of the whole project
4

hash

3 of 3

noun (2)

Examples of hash in a Sentence

Verb he hashed some roast beef, put it in a pie shell, and topped it with a layer of mashed potatoes the bookkeeper had so hashed the figures it took weeks to straighten out the accounts
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The contract between the Eagles and Sanders, which granted the writer and poet access to the musicians and to research materials that would remain the band’s property, was hashed over several times. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024 Maria and Sydney hashed things out on a two-on-one date with Joey in Malta that aired last week, but even after Sydney was sent home, things didn’t exactly ease up for Maria, who still faced questions in the house as First Impression Rose recipient Lea took up Sydney’s fight. Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024 And so what happens when those two guys try to hash that out? Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2023 Account credentials taken in website breaches are almost always cryptographically hashed. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2024 When all of this came to light a year ago — a year ago! — experts criticized the company for not enforcing the 12-character minimum on older accounts or updating other settings that increased security, like a new minimum standard for password hashing iterations. Allison Johnson, The Verge, 3 Jan. 2024 In 2018, MyHeritage revealed that email addresses and hashed passwords for more than 92 million users had been stolen through a breach of its network that occurred seven months earlier. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2023 Thursday morning, lawyers hashed through pre-trial decisions and jury selection got underway. Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023 One of the key ways that tech companies try to keep violent extremist content from going viral on their platforms is by using what are known as hashing databases. WIRED, 23 Oct. 2023
Noun
This vegan hash is sweet, smoky and spicy, with cubes of sweet potato, tofu, peppers and onions. Emily Weinstein, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024 Hashing, or converting data into untraceable hashes, facilitates moderation while maintaining anonymity. George Ng, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 The snap and hold were good, but the kick from the left hash hooked. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024 The two-time Olympian was originally detained at a Moscow airport after officials discovered vape cartridges and hash oil in her luggage. Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024 In a few years, according to a forecast by a senior executive at Bitmain and reported by Bloomberg, Ethiopia's energy potential could rival Texas's generation capacity, which currently accounts for an astounding 28.5% of the US's 40% global hash rate. Abubakar Nur Khalil, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 In August 2022, Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison on drug smuggling charges for allegedly having hash oil in her luggage. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024 The hash oil produced in such labs has become increasingly popular, particularly with the rise of electronic cigarettes. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024 Accessing and modifying a database can be done more quickly when the hash table has more memory; and operations become slower in hash tables that use less space. Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

French hacher, from Old French hachier, from hache battle-ax, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hāppa sickle; akin to Greek koptein to cut — more at capon

First Known Use

Verb

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (1)

1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hash was in 1615

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Cite this Entry

“Hash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hash. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

hash

1 of 3 verb
1
a
: to chop into small pieces
2
: to talk about : discuss
hashed over the problem

hash

2 of 3 noun
1
: chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
2
: a mixture of many different things

hash

3 of 3 noun
Etymology

Verb

from French hacher "to chop up into small pieces," from early French hachier (same meaning), from hache "battle-ax"; of Germanic origin — related to hatch entry 4, hatchet

Noun

a shortened form of hashish

Medical Definition

hash

noun

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