hash

¹hash

transitive verb \ˈhash\

Definition of HASH

1

a : to chop (as meat and potatoes) into small pieces

b : confuse, muddle

2

: to talk about : review —often used with over or out

Examples of HASH

1. <he hashed some roast beef, put it in a pie shell, and topped it with a layer of mashed potatoes>
2. <the bookkeeper had so hashed the figures it took weeks to straighten out the accounts>

Origin of HASH

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: 1590

Related to HASH

Synonyms

dice, chop, mince

Antonyms

arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

Related Words

chip, grate, grind, kibble, mash, puree (or purée), slice; butcher, carve, dissect

Near Antonyms

align (also aline), line, line up, queue; classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize; adjust, fix; groom, make up, spruce (up); unscramble

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with HASH

Asch, ash, bash, brash, cache, cash, clash, crash, dash, fash, flash, gash, gnash, lash, mash, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, splash, stash, thrash, thresh, trash

²hash

noun

Definition of HASH

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

a : hodgepodge, jumble

b : a confused muddle <made a hash of the whole project>

First Known Use of HASH

circa 1663

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

³hash

noun

Definition of HASH

: hashish

First Known Use of HASH

1955

Other Drug/Tobacco Terms

controlled, flake, herb, key, sodden

hash

noun \ˈhash\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of HASH

: hashish