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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Yet the specifics of such an arrangement are difficult to hash out.
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Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Happily Ever After, Darcey and Georgi hashed out their feelings after their awkward argument in front of his parents the night prior.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Some Democrats are pushing for the party to continue to work with Republicans to hash out their annual funding bills, viewing the bipartisan legislation as their best chance to have more input in how the government will be funded.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 29 Aug. 2025
So, every day for a week—in breakout rooms and in a nightly communal sauna—these 18 experts hashed out a picture of what economic shocks might be coming down the track… and what to do about them.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Happily Ever After, Darcey and Georgi hashed out their feelings after their awkward argument in front of his parents the night prior.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Some Democrats are pushing for the party to continue to work with Republicans to hash out their annual funding bills, viewing the bipartisan legislation as their best chance to have more input in how the government will be funded.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 29 Aug. 2025
So, every day for a week—in breakout rooms and in a nightly communal sauna—these 18 experts hashed out a picture of what economic shocks might be coming down the track… and what to do about them.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Hash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hash%20out. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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