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
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The group worked with the developer to hash out the benefits agreement — which includes direct payments to the neighborhoods and assurances on security, traffic and other topics — with the city's economic development cabinet acting as facilitator.
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Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2024
That reality will be writ large Sunday — in the vigil for the hostages still not returned, on the streets of Tel Aviv where protesters will gather, in the rubble of Gaza where the dead pile up, and in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, where negotiators will once again try to hash out a cease-fire.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024
And while the two eventually hashed out their differences, Campbell has a long history of allegiance to Black America.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China on Thursday for five days of meetings in a nation determined to avoid open conflict with the United States, yet the world’s two largest economies still appear to be hashing out the rules on how to compete against each other.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The truth is, this is very premature because that band is still hashing out its sound.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The professional leagues, North Carolina professional teams and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians came together in late 2019 in Cherokee to hash out their differences in sports wagering legislation, said Ches McDowell, a lobbyist for the Hornets who worked on the agreement.
—Brian Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 29 Feb. 2024
Developers will hash out the details of their project with county and city officials over the coming year, county staff told the commission.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
But because the House and Senate passed different versions of the state budget that Youngkin proposed in December, the issue was thrown this week to a small conference committee charged with hashing out a compromise spending plan that can be acted on by Saturday.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2024
That reality will be writ large Sunday — in the vigil for the hostages still not returned, on the streets of Tel Aviv where protesters will gather, in the rubble of Gaza where the dead pile up, and in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, where negotiators will once again try to hash out a cease-fire.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024
And while the two eventually hashed out their differences, Campbell has a long history of allegiance to Black America.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China on Thursday for five days of meetings in a nation determined to avoid open conflict with the United States, yet the world’s two largest economies still appear to be hashing out the rules on how to compete against each other.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The truth is, this is very premature because that band is still hashing out its sound.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The professional leagues, North Carolina professional teams and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians came together in late 2019 in Cherokee to hash out their differences in sports wagering legislation, said Ches McDowell, a lobbyist for the Hornets who worked on the agreement.
—Brian Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 29 Feb. 2024
Developers will hash out the details of their project with county and city officials over the coming year, county staff told the commission.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
But because the House and Senate passed different versions of the state budget that Youngkin proposed in December, the issue was thrown this week to a small conference committee charged with hashing out a compromise spending plan that can be acted on by Saturday.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
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