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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The View wants to be live and full of hot topics and perhaps a political guest to hash out the big news of the day. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024 Per the show's tradition, the contestants will don their finest formalwear to hash out the most recent installment of the popular reality dating series. —

Catherine Santino, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024 And SpaceX is still in the early stages of hashing out exactly how the catch works. —

Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024 Mercury enters Sagittarius today, inspiring you and your partner to hash out your differences. —

USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hash out