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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Here the pair would hash out music on a guitar Eno acquired in 1981.
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Budget presentation looms Lecornu met with Macron to hash out the list on Sunday evening, two days after his reappointment as prime minister and in the midst of France’s worst political crisis in decades.
—CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
The move comes as the two governments continue to hash out a trade truce that has dragged Nvidia and other tech companies as potential bargaining chips.
—Gina Chon, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The plane circled while the President’s men hashed out the language.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Budget presentation looms Lecornu met with Macron to hash out the list on Sunday evening, two days after his reappointment as prime minister and in the midst of France’s worst political crisis in decades.
—CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
The move comes as the two governments continue to hash out a trade truce that has dragged Nvidia and other tech companies as potential bargaining chips.
—Gina Chon, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The plane circled while the President’s men hashed out the language.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Hash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hash%20out. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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