hash

[ hash ]

/ hæʃ /

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noun

a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.

a mess, jumble, or muddle: a hash of unorganized facts and figures.

a reworking of old and familiar material: This essay is a hash of several earlier and better works.

Computers. garbage (def. 8).

Computers. (in an algorithmic process) a single number representing a message or other data set, the simplification of which facilitates comparison to numbers representative of other data sets.

Radio and Television Slang. electrical noise on a radio or snow in a television picture caused by interfering outside sources that generate sparking.

verb (used with object)

to chop into small pieces; make into hash; mince.

to muddle or mess up: We thought we knew our parts, but when the play began we hashed the whole thing.

to discuss or review (something) thoroughly (often followed by out): They hashed out every aspect of the issue.

Verb Phrases

hash over, to bring up again for consideration; discuss, especially in review: At the class reunion they hashed over their college days.

OTHER WORDS FOR hash

11 bungle, butcher, muddle, mess up, flub.

10 review, recall, reminisce, recollect, remember.

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Idioms about hash

make a hash of, to spoil or botch: The new writer made a hash of his first assignment.

settle someone's hash, Informal. to get rid of; subdue: Her blunt reply really settled my hash.

Origin of hash

First recorded in 1645–55; from French hacher “to cut up,” derivative of hache “ax,” see hatchet

OTHER WORDS FROM hash

un·hashed, adjective

Words nearby hash

hasbian, Hasbrouck Heights, Hasdrubal, Hašek, hasenpfeffer, hash, hash browns, hash buster, HaShem, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, hasher

Other definitions for hash (2 of 2)

hash²

[ hash ]

/ hæʃ /

noun Slang.

hashish.

Origin of hash

By shortening

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

How to use hash in a sentence

While, again, you can use whatever arrangement of roasted vegetables you like, you should also consider checking out Becky Krystal’s guide to the best hash ever.
These 5 recipes featuring leftover roasted vegetables are proof you should always make extra|Kari Sonde|February 8, 2021|Washington Post
The heat map for Stafford heading into the game showed that while the Viking pass defense was weak over the middle and up the hashes, so was Stafford, making him ill-equipped to take advantage of their vulnerabilities.
It’s Hard To Measure NFL Matchups, So We Built A Better Metric|Josh Hermsmeyer|November 25, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Between the hashes, Jackson’s off-target heat map shows almost no pink from 0 to 25 yards downfield, indicating that his throws to that area are on time and on target.
Who’s The Best Quarterback From The Much-Hyped 2018 Draft Class?|Josh Hermsmeyer|October 27, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
In Idaho, at a place called Templin’s Grill near Coeur d’Alene, they found excellent steak and hash browns.
To Find Hope in American Cooking, James Beard Looked to the West Coast|John Birdsall|October 2, 2020|Eater

If you’re the minority party, using the filibuster to make a hash out of the majority party’s agenda makes perfect sense.
The definitive case for ending the filibuster|Ezra Klein|October 1, 2020|Vox
Restaurant described latkes as “Mini hash browns,” which he thinks is why they are so universally beloved.
I Ate Potato Pancakes Til I Plotzed|Emily Shire|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ex-hippie Billy Hayes was busted for smuggling hash and thrown in a terrifying Turkish prison.
The Unbelievable (True) Story of the World’s Most Infamous Hash Smuggler|Marlow Stern|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now in his early thirties, his cheeks are sunken from smoking too much hash.
Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan|Umar Farooq, Syed Fakhar Kakakhel|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kip Thorne served as an executive producer on the film and helped hash out a lot of the science.
Christopher Nolan Uncut: On ‘Interstellar,’ Ben Affleck’s Batman, and the Future of Mankind|Marlow Stern|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dabbing wax on the coil or using hash oil on the wick also works.
This Is Your E-Cigarette on Drugs|Daniel Genis|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Do you know the story of the man who found a button in his hash, and called the waiter?
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
I do skin off the potatoes and schop up the meat for the hash, and Babette, she do sweep with the broom and set out the table.
Joyce's Investments|Fannie E. Newberry
I was afraid you would notice it,” observed his son; “it made such a beastly hash of the table.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Mrs Simon's volume, though pretentious enough to be original, is neither more nor less than a re-hash of Kingsborough's labors.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5|Hubert Howe Bancroft
I told the cook to fix up something extra, and dare say you'll find it better hash than yours.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for hash (1 of 3)

hash¹

/ (hæʃ) /

noun

a dish of diced cooked meat, vegetables, etc, reheated in a sauce

something mixed up

a reuse or rework of old material

make a hash of informal

to mix or mess up
to defeat or destroy

settle someone's hash or fix someone's hash informal to subdue or silence someone

verb (tr)

to chop into small pieces

to mix or mess up

Word Origin for hash

C17: from Old French hacher to chop up, from hache hatchet

British Dictionary definitions for hash (2 of 3)

hash²

/ (hæʃ) /

noun

slang short for hashish

British Dictionary definitions for hash (3 of 3)

hash³

hash mark

/ (hæʃ) /

noun

the character (#) used to precede a number

this sign used in printing or writing to indicate that a space should be inserted

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Medical definitions for hash

hash

[ hăsh ]

Hashish.

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In addition to the idiom beginning with hash

hash over

also see:

make a hash of
settle someone's hash
sling hash

hash

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British Dictionary definitions for hash (1 of 3)

Word Origin for hash

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