hash out

phrasal verb

hashed out; hashing out; hashes out

US, informal

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.

: to find (a solution) by talking

Their lawyers hashed out a resolution.

: 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 Despite having extra time to hash out parameters of a new pact, nothing substantive enough materialized for the Charlotte Hornets and Bridges to avoid spending these past few days on separate parallels. —

Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2024 Now organizers are hashing out plans to more than double the Plains, Trains and Bike Chains ride to 100 miles in recognition of the former president’s big day. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024 Prosecutors and defense lawyers may hash out plea deals that reduce charges and penalties. —

Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2024 Over the next few weeks, lawyers from the Justice Department and Assange’s team hashed out the details. —

Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for hash out

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