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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That was the case last year, with the window closing at 11pm GMT (6pm ET), with Manchester City, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur hashing out late deals for Nico Gonzalez, Axel Disasi and Mathys Tel, respectively.
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Leon Imber, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The Senate voted late last week to extend DHS funding for two weeks to buy Congress time to hash out a longer-term deal.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
To hash out the demos that would become Empty Chair, Ratboys booked a cabin in Richland Center, Wisconsin, in 2024.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
The mediation agreement, which builds on but contains key changes from a prior arrangement hashed out last November between Fairview and M Physicians alone, is expected to be finalized by a vote of the U’s Board of Regents on Friday.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2026
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Leon Imber, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The Senate voted late last week to extend DHS funding for two weeks to buy Congress time to hash out a longer-term deal.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
To hash out the demos that would become Empty Chair, Ratboys booked a cabin in Richland Center, Wisconsin, in 2024.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
The mediation agreement, which builds on but contains key changes from a prior arrangement hashed out last November between Fairview and M Physicians alone, is expected to be finalized by a vote of the U’s Board of Regents on Friday.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Hash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hash%20out. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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