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hash
1[hash]
noun
a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan, or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
a mess, jumble, or muddle.
a hash of unorganized facts and figures.
a reworking of old and familiar material.
This essay is a hash of several earlier and better works.
Computers.
Radio and Television Slang.electrical noise on an analog radio or, appearing as snow, in an analog television picture, caused by interfering outside sources that generate sparking.
verb (used with object)
to chop into small pieces; make into hash; mince.
to muddle or mess up.
We thought we knew our parts, but when the play began we hashed the whole thing.
to discuss or review (something) thoroughly (often followed byout ).
They hashed out every aspect of the issue.
verb phrase
to bring up again for consideration; discuss, especially in review.
At the class reunion they hashed over their college days.
hash
2[hash]
noun
hash
1/ æʃ /
noun
a dish of diced cooked meat, vegetables, etc, reheated in a sauce
something mixed up
a reuse or rework of old material
informal
to mix or mess up
to defeat or destroy
informalto subdue or silence someone
verb
to chop into small pieces
to mix or mess up
hash
2/ æʃ /
noun
the character (#) used to precede a number
this sign used in printing or writing to indicate that a space should be inserted
hash
3/ æʃ /
noun
slangshort for hashish
Other Word Forms
- unhashed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hash1
Origin of hash2
Word History and Origins
Origin of hash1
Idioms and Phrases
settle someone's hash, to stop, silence, or subdue.
If she keeps badmouthing me, I'm going to have to settle her hash.
make a hash of, to spoil or botch.
The new writer made a hash of his first assignment.
Example Sentences
County Board of Supervisors to hash out the specifics.
And he hasn't brought his Catholicism and his political ambition to the table to hash out their differences in a meaningful way.
The tension between the two women had been mounting since the previous season, when they met at a New York bar to hash out their differences.
Last week, he said that it would not be resolved until he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could "get together" and hash it out in person.
Months removed from the initial launch, the duo is working on hashing out what the future of their effort will look like.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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