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

More remains to be done to hash out final agreements, development plans and more and get construction rolling. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

The company hashed out the deal in secret last year, according to city documents and news reports, using a private LLC and nondisclosure agreements with local officials. — Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026

Ford is also working with a number of utilities across the US and Canada to hash out the details needed to begin vehicle-to-grid pilot programs with the Fathom. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026

In summarizing the report in a memo to Levine Cava, Coley said the current agreement as hashed out between the administration and Brightline needs to be reworked. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for hash out

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