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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Mercury enters Taurus today, encouraging you to hash out the hard stuff with a partner.
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USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
And many cases have stalled due to lengthy and costly arguments and appeals to hash out limits, if any, of immunity protection.
—Fred Schulte | Kff Health News, ABC News, 11 May 2024
Those negotiations resulted in a more than 10-day blackout of ESPN and ABC channels as Disney and Charter hashed out an agreement.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
The trailer for the annual post-finale sitdown had teased that twists would be in store when the main cast filmed in Los Angeles to hash out the events of season 11, which began filming shortly after last year’s Scandoval season had wrapped.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
On Tuesday, the students hashed out the logistics over Zoom, made signs and spread the word on social media.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
The group worked with the developer to hash out the benefits agreement — which includes direct payments to the neighborhoods and assurances on security, traffic and other topics — with the city's economic development cabinet acting as facilitator.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2024
That reality will be writ large Sunday — in the vigil for the hostages still not returned, on the streets of Tel Aviv where protesters will gather, in the rubble of Gaza where the dead pile up, and in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, where negotiators will once again try to hash out a cease-fire.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024
And while the two eventually hashed out their differences, Campbell has a long history of allegiance to Black America.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
And many cases have stalled due to lengthy and costly arguments and appeals to hash out limits, if any, of immunity protection.
—Fred Schulte | Kff Health News, ABC News, 11 May 2024
Those negotiations resulted in a more than 10-day blackout of ESPN and ABC channels as Disney and Charter hashed out an agreement.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
The trailer for the annual post-finale sitdown had teased that twists would be in store when the main cast filmed in Los Angeles to hash out the events of season 11, which began filming shortly after last year’s Scandoval season had wrapped.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
On Tuesday, the students hashed out the logistics over Zoom, made signs and spread the word on social media.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
The group worked with the developer to hash out the benefits agreement — which includes direct payments to the neighborhoods and assurances on security, traffic and other topics — with the city's economic development cabinet acting as facilitator.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2024
That reality will be writ large Sunday — in the vigil for the hostages still not returned, on the streets of Tel Aviv where protesters will gather, in the rubble of Gaza where the dead pile up, and in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, where negotiators will once again try to hash out a cease-fire.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024
And while the two eventually hashed out their differences, Campbell has a long history of allegiance to Black America.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
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