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

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

The parental parallels between Quinn reconciling with her mother’s ulterior motive and Staten hashing out the Double K Ranch chairman debacle with his father provided another test for the couple to work through before being together. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Then, when there is a chance that two things in space might collide, experts have a difficult time hashing out exactly how high the risk is. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Pay for paras, or for cops, or for any city workers, must be hashed out between management and labor. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

Rhymes for hash out

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