hash out

verb

hashed out; hashing out; hashes out

US, informal

1

or hash over : to talk about (something) : discuss (something)

The detectives hashed out their theories about who committed the murder.

They've spent quite a bit of time hashing over the problem.

We need to sit down and hash things out.

2

: to find (a solution) by talking

Their lawyers hashed out a resolution.

3

: to solve (a problem) by talking

We were finally able to hash out our differences.

Examples of hash out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And there’s the fact that, in 2024 alone, the net worth of the nineteen wealthiest families in America expanded by about $1 trillion total, hashing out to approximately $53 billion per family. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

With the feds having signed off, the thinking around CBS was that the sports division could get back to working to hash out a renewal with the NFL. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026

Together with engineer Dirk MacLeod, in 2015 Nakogee began hashing out the details of a bare-bones version of the system. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

The Board can continue to tread water as the two parties hash out contract violations, payouts, and how to implement policy governance. — Elaine Gantz Berman, Denver Post, 27 July 2026

Rhymes for hash out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout