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
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Some state governments are trying to hash out these kinds of issues, too.
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Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
3 July 2026
Jason and Travis Kelce's podcast, New Heights, is where the NFL brothers (Travis plays for the Chiefs, while Jason is retired from the Eagles) go to hash out all that's on their minds.
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Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
That MoU calls for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and for 60 days of negotiations between the countries to hash out a wider deal to end the war.
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Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
As a federal agency, NASA receives an annual budget from Congress each year, and legislators are currently hashing out appropriations for the next fiscal year, which begins on October 1.
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Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
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Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
3 July 2026
Jason and Travis Kelce's podcast, New Heights, is where the NFL brothers (Travis plays for the Chiefs, while Jason is retired from the Eagles) go to hash out all that's on their minds.
—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
That MoU calls for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and for 60 days of negotiations between the countries to hash out a wider deal to end the war.
—
Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
As a federal agency, NASA receives an annual budget from Congress each year, and legislators are currently hashing out appropriations for the next fiscal year, which begins on October 1.
—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for hash out
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“Hash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hash%20out. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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