hash1
n.
- a dish of diced cooked meat reheated with potatoes.
▸N. Amer. a finely chopped mixture of food.
- a jumble; a mess.
v.
- make or chop into a hash.
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(hash something out)
come to agreement after lengthy and vigorous discussion.
Phrase
- make a hash of
informal make a mess of. - settle someone's hash
informal deal with someone in a forceful and decisive manner.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. hacher, from hache (see hatchet).
hash3
Etymology
1980s: prob. from hatch3, alt. by folk etymology.