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.

Examples of hash out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Negotiators are hashing out the second phase of the agreement's three-stages. —Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025

Soon, life coach and hypnotherapist Sarah Malone interrupted the quarrel and sent away all of the couples so Sophie and Rob could hash out the issue one-on-one. —Abigail Adams, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025

To start, the administration should hash out a common position with allies in Asia, Europe and the Gulf, as well as Israel — both to present Tehran with a united front and to prevent any aggrieved parties from playing spoiler. —Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025

Currently, Hochul and the Legislature are hashing out how to overhaul the state’s decades-old school funding formula, Foundation Aid. —Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for hash out

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