hash
1 of 3verb
ˈhash 
hashed; hashing; hashes
transitive verb
1
a
: to chop (food, such as meat and potatoes) into small pieces
b
: confuse, muddle
2
: to talk about : review —often used with over or out
hash over a problemhashing out their differences
hash
2 of 3noun (1)
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
4
: pound sign sense 2
hash
3 of 3noun (2)
: hashish
Synonyms
Verb
- chop
- dice
- mince
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
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
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
Word History
Etymology
Verb
French hacher, from Old French hachier, from hache battle-ax, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hāppa sickle; akin to Greek koptein to cut — more at capon
First Known Use
Verb
1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (1)
1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1948, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing hash
Kids Definition
hash 1 of 2
noun
ˈhash
1
: cooked meat and vegetables chopped together and browned
2
: mess entry 1 sense 1
He made a hash of the project.
hash
2 of 2verb
hashed; hashing
1
: to talk about : discuss —used with over and out
Let's hash out this problem.
2
: to chop into small pieces
Medical Definition
hash
noun
ˈhash
: hashish
hashing
verb
1
as in chopping
to cut into small pieces he hashed some roast beef, put it in a pie shell, and topped it with a layer of mashed potatoes Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- chopping
- slicing
- mashing
- chipping
- dicing
- grating
- mincing
- carving
- pureeing
- grinding
- dissecting
- puréeing
- kibbling
- butchering
2
as in shuffling
to undo the proper order or arrangement of the bookkeeper had so hashed the figures it took weeks to straighten out the accounts Synonyms & Similar Words
- shuffling
- disrupting
- confusing
- scrambling
- jumbling
- muddling
- disturbing
- disheveling
- tumbling
- mussing
- dishevelling
- disjointing
- discomposing
- disorganizing
- tousling
- disordering
- dislocating
- upsetting
- disarraying
- disarranging
- deranging
- tangling
- rumpling
- snarling
- unsettling
- mixing (up)
- entangling
- embroiling
- perturbing
- cluttering
- agitating
- messing (up)
- stirring (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- organizing
- regulating
- ordering
- arranging
- ranging
- queueing
- disposing
- tidying
- marshaling
- classifying
- lining
- marshalling
- aligning
- straightening (up)
- arraying
- codifying
- fixing
- adjusting
- alining
- drawing up
- lining up
- queuing
- systematizing
- making up
- methodizing
- systemizing
- grooming
- sprucing (up)
- unscrambling
- put one's influence behind
- put one's mind to
- put one's mind to something
- put one's money on
- put one's money where one's mouth is
- put one's oar in
- put one's shirt on
- put one's skates on
- put one's stamp
- put one's thinking cap on
- put one's trust in
- Pawtucket
- pax
- Pax Americana
- Pax Britannica
- Pax Romana
- pax vobiscum
- paxes
- paxilla
- paxillae
- paxillar
- paxillate
- paxilli
- paxilliferous
- paxilliform