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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Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll engaged in talks with a Russian delegation in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after meeting with Ukrainian officials in Geneva over the weekend to hash out a peace plan to end the nearly four-year war in Eastern Europe.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 25 Nov. 2025
The details of the plan were recently hashed out in a federal rulemaking process.
—CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
For 76 years, The Smoke House has been the scene for studio execs to hash out deals over martinis, baby back ribs and that famous garlic cheese toast.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 13 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
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 25 Nov. 2025
The details of the plan were recently hashed out in a federal rulemaking process.
—CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
For 76 years, The Smoke House has been the scene for studio execs to hash out deals over martinis, baby back ribs and that famous garlic cheese toast.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 13 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
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“Hash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hash%20out. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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