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.

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Lawmakers on both sides had hoped Congress would strike a larger deal hashing out full-year government funding for fiscal 2025 after the presidential election. —

Aris Folley, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024 All that remains to get hashed out at the Arizona Legislature next year. —

Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024 Sleuths continue to hash out theories: in bustling and competing Reddit communities, on podcasts and network documentaries. —

Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024 While Kennedy's team acknowledges the issue may end up needing to be hashed out through legislation on Capitol Hill, changing the procedure solely through the executive branch is on the table, an adviser said. —

Alexander Tin, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hash out