hashed; hashing; hashes
2
: to talk about : review
—often used with over or out
hash over a problem
hashing out their differences
1
: chopped food
specifically
: chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
2
: a restatement of something that is already known
the same old hash
3
a
: hodgepodge, jumble
b
: a confused muddle
made a hash of the whole project
Synonyms
Verb
Noun (1)
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
Examples of hash in a Sentence
Verb
he hashed some roast beef, put it in a pie shell, and topped it with a layer of mashed potatoes
the bookkeeper had so hashed the figures it took weeks to straighten out the accounts
Noun (1)
the docudrama was a hash of facts, half-truths, speculation, and pure fiction
Recent Examples on the Web
Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 29 June 2024
There was a more serious iPhone privacy story this week—a new Apple Intelligence feature that shares hashed and anonymized user photo detail to match with landmarks.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 30 Jan. 2025
The network’s hash rate has reached an all-time high, representing a level of computing power that dwarfs the combined resources of Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure by orders of magnitude.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Verb
As for the perfect meal for hashing it out, the evening would probably take place at a Nobu and have to include many, many courses to cover all of the drama; some courses might be repeated six times in a row just to keep things consistent.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 29 June 2024
There was a more serious iPhone privacy story this week—a new Apple Intelligence feature that shares hashed and anonymized user photo detail to match with landmarks.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
While some days featured hearty fare like a sweet potato hash or rich tahini-cacao parfait, the flax bar and berry smoothie on days three and four were far from satisfying.
—Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 30 Jan. 2025
The network’s hash rate has reached an all-time high, representing a level of computing power that dwarfs the combined resources of Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure by orders of magnitude.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Hash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hash. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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hash
1 of 3 verb1
a
: to chop into small pieces
b
2
: to talk about : discuss
hashed over the problem
hash
2 of 3 noun1
: chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
2
: a mixture of many different things
hash
3 of 3 noun
: hashish
Etymology
Verb
from French hacher "to chop up into small pieces," from early French hachier (same meaning), from hache "battle-ax"; of Germanic origin — related to hatch entry 4, hatchet
Noun
a shortened form of hashish
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