hash out
phrasal 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
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Developers will hash out the details of their project with county and city officials over the coming year, county staff told the commission.
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
But because the House and Senate passed different versions of the state budget that Youngkin proposed in December, the issue was thrown this week to a small conference committee charged with hashing out a compromise spending plan that can be acted on by Saturday.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
In coming weeks, attorneys for Richer and Lake will meet to hash out deadlines and set a schedule for the case.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
And following the production meeting and a brief on-court walk-through surrounded by Hornets’ dance team, the Honeybees, the routine is hashed out with two other members of the Flight Squad brought on board by the person who plays Hugo.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
Initially slated to begin in the coming months, production is now forced to hit pause as the creative team and network hash out the new world.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2024
The House and Senate still have to hash out an agreement on the state's next two-year spending budget.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
The island had become both a prison and a sanctuary, contested terrain where empire’s exiles hashed out new identities.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
That left a small committee of lawmakers — including Lucas — to hash out the differences between the two plans behind closed doors.
—Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
But because the House and Senate passed different versions of the state budget that Youngkin proposed in December, the issue was thrown this week to a small conference committee charged with hashing out a compromise spending plan that can be acted on by Saturday.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
In coming weeks, attorneys for Richer and Lake will meet to hash out deadlines and set a schedule for the case.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
And following the production meeting and a brief on-court walk-through surrounded by Hornets’ dance team, the Honeybees, the routine is hashed out with two other members of the Flight Squad brought on board by the person who plays Hugo.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
Initially slated to begin in the coming months, production is now forced to hit pause as the creative team and network hash out the new world.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2024
The House and Senate still have to hash out an agreement on the state's next two-year spending budget.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
The island had become both a prison and a sanctuary, contested terrain where empire’s exiles hashed out new identities.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
That left a small committee of lawmakers — including Lucas — to hash out the differences between the two plans behind closed doors.
—Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Hash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hash%20out. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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