hash out

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

Such stuff became more notable during the coronavirus pandemic, when remote production kept teams apart from one another, and kept them from hashing out differences in person. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 May 2026

Both were calm, respectful and attentive during the nearly two-hour hearing, which hashed out the merits of their competing temporary protective orders. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 1 May 2026

Those sorts of specifics will continue to be hashed out in the weeks ahead. —Sam Amick, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

Trump had been appreciative, and the two had chatted by phone to hash out the timing of the endorsement announcement. —Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for hash out

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