hash
1[ hash ]
/ hæʃ /
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noun
verb (used with object)
Verb Phrases
hash over, to bring up again for consideration; discuss, especially in review: At the class reunion they hashed over their college days.
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Idioms for 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
1OTHER WORDS FROM hash
un·hashed, adjectiveWords nearby hash
Definition for hash (2 of 2)
Origin of hash
2By shortening
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British Dictionary definitions for hash (1 of 3)
hash1
/ (hæʃ) /
noun
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)
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 ]
n.
Hashish.
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Idioms and Phrases with hash
hash
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