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

And in another all-caps missive, the president intimated that others hoping for more time to hash out agreements with the U.S. shouldn’t hold their breath. —Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2025

In such cases, Congress usually decides to keep funding at the same levels to buy time for a larger deal to hash out and approve new government funding plans. —Aris Folley, The Hill, 25 July 2025

Democrats seek to strategize on funding Democrats met behind closed doors on Tuesday to try to hash out a cohesive strategy for approaching government funding ahead of the s hutdown deadline. —Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 23 July 2025

Her comments cast a shadow over an upcoming China-EU summit, where the two sides are meant to hash out geopolitical and economic issues. —Brit Morse, Fortune, 9 July 2025

Rhymes for hash out

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