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 closing session at the end of the two weeks is often delayed, sometimes by more than a day, as negotiators work around the clock to hash out a final agreement.
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The attendees—thirty- and forty-somethings who are members of the bank’s Private Wealth Management (PWM) division, which boasts an average account size of over $75 million—gathered to hash out their anxiety and excitement.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Roosevelt let newspaper editorials hash out the pros and cons of the voyage before making an official announcement, and the leak represented the first time congressmen (and the public) heard about the fleet’s plans to circumnavigate the globe.
—JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025
The clips find a relaxed atmosphere in the studio as the pair hash out music and share some laughs in the process.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The attendees—thirty- and forty-somethings who are members of the bank’s Private Wealth Management (PWM) division, which boasts an average account size of over $75 million—gathered to hash out their anxiety and excitement.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Roosevelt let newspaper editorials hash out the pros and cons of the voyage before making an official announcement, and the leak represented the first time congressmen (and the public) heard about the fleet’s plans to circumnavigate the globe.
—JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025
The clips find a relaxed atmosphere in the studio as the pair hash out music and share some laughs in the process.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Nov. 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 17 Nov. 2025.
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