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.

Examples of hash out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The nations still have plenty still to hash out before signing on the dotted line. —Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026

The court instead sent the case back to a lower court to hash out how and whether the cash must be returned. —Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026

Details are still being hashed out in Washington. —Nicolas Niarchos, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026

If the federal government insists on misusing courts as traps rather than the place where disputes are legally hashed out, then our justice system needs to find safe ways for people to appear. —The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 14 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for hash out

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