hash

¹hash

verb \ˈhash\

Definition of HASH

transitive verb

1

a : to chop (as meat and potatoes) into small pieces b : confuse, muddle

2

: to talk about : review —often used with over or out

Examples of HASH

1. <he hashed some roast beef, put it in a pie shell, and topped it with a layer of mashed potatoes>
2. <the bookkeeper had so hashed the figures it took weeks to straighten out the accounts>

Origin of HASH

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: 1590

Related to HASH

Synonyms: dice, chop, mince

Antonyms: arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

Related Words: chip, grate, grind, kibble, mash, puree (or purée), slice; butcher, carve, dissect

Near Antonyms: align (also aline), line, line up, queue; classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize; adjust, fix; groom, make up, spruce (up); unscramble

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Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with HASH

Asch, ash, bash, brash, cache, cash, clash, crash, dash, fash, flash, gash, gnash, lash, mash, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, splash, stash, thrash, thresh, trash