hash (over or out)

verb

Definition of hash (over or out)next
as in to discuss
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion for months the town councilmen hashed over the proposal to allow a big-box store in their rural community

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hash (over or out)
  1. discuss
  2. debate
  3. talk over
Verb
  • Senators Lummis and Bernie Moreno (OH) met with White House officials to discuss the bill and explore potential ethics language.
    — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The Blazers’ board of directors met on Monday, in part to discuss the lease-term list issued by the city on Friday.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of discuss
Verb
  • For an industry that has spent decades debating how to portray disability authentically, that shift in who holds the microphone may turn out to be the more consequential story.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • But that doesn’t mean the form of payment can’t also be debated.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
Definition of debate
Verb
  • Chelsea are in advanced talks over a transfer for Manchester United forward Melvine Malard.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • For now, talks over reaching a permanent end to the war are on hold until the end of the funeral.
    — Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of talk over
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

hash (over)
hash (over or out)
has it in for
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Hash (over or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hash%20%28over%20or%20out%29. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 24

Why do we say 'fly off the handle'?
See More

Popular

See More

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
chain-question-mark
Missing Link Quiz July 2026 Five seconds to figure out the word that fits bot...
See All