Meaning & use

hash

noun·Everyday

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a dish of chopped, cooked meat and vegetables (often potatoes) fried together

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He made a hash out of leftover corned beef and potatoes.

The diner is famous for its crispy breakfast hash.

A note on using this word

'Hash' also means a jumbled mess ('make a hash of something') and, in computing, a fixed-length code generated from data (a 'hash value').

Another way to use it

2. verb

to discuss or work through something in detail, especially to reach an agreement

The two managers hashed out the new schedule over coffee.

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