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

Recent Examples on the Web

Potential Avenue Now lawmakers and advocates are hashing out plans to extend the state’s cap-and-trade program past the 2030 sunset date as a potential avenue for funding EV subsidies. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025

Courtney is seeking to fill in that gap as Congress hashes out its annual defense policy bill that authorizes, among other things, shipbuilding needs. —Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen met with Trump last week in Scotland to hash out a trade deal wherein the EU will face 15 percent duties on a wide range of products imported into the U.S. market. —Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Aug. 2025

In 1925, the nation's eyes turned to a small Tennessee town as the famous Scopes Monkey Trial hashed out the separation of church and state in public schools. —Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for hash out

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