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.
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And then those changes need to be hashed out by the two chambers to win a majority vote and be sent to Trump's desk to be signed into law.
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Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Typically, chambers appoint groups of members—called conference committees— to hash out such differences.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Murkowski, Thune, and other GOP leaders huddled repeatedly to hash out last-minute changes.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
The bulk of the film has Ahmed’s character and the character of Liev Schreiber’s journalist-CIA officer hashing out topics like the roots of bias and the reasons for fundamentalism.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
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Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Typically, chambers appoint groups of members—called conference committees— to hash out such differences.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Murkowski, Thune, and other GOP leaders huddled repeatedly to hash out last-minute changes.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
The bulk of the film has Ahmed’s character and the character of Liev Schreiber’s journalist-CIA officer hashing out topics like the roots of bias and the reasons for fundamentalism.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for hash out
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“Hash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hash%20out. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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