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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The new plan was hashed out in response to an exodus of employees who took deferred resignations.
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Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Democrats held a marathon lunch meeting Tuesday, bordering on three hours, to hash out the options ahead of them, and air some grievances.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The group won’t sit behind a desk, but rather will hang out on couches and hash out voting returns over food and drink.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
On the same field high school football players hash out long-standing rivalries and get discovered by recruiters, marching bands are granted eight minutes to draw the crowd’s attention and forge an electricity in their souls.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Democrats held a marathon lunch meeting Tuesday, bordering on three hours, to hash out the options ahead of them, and air some grievances.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The group won’t sit behind a desk, but rather will hang out on couches and hash out voting returns over food and drink.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
On the same field high school football players hash out long-standing rivalries and get discovered by recruiters, marching bands are granted eight minutes to draw the crowd’s attention and forge an electricity in their souls.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Hash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hash%20out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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