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HASH OUT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion

Example:

We discussed our household budget

Synonyms:

discuss; hash out; talk over

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "hash out" is one way to...):

talk about; talk of (discuss or mention)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hash out"):

negociate; negotiate; talk terms (discuss the terms of an arrangement)

negociate (confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement)

powwow (hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting)

debate; deliberate (discuss the pros and cons of an issue)

consider; debate; deliberate; moot; turn over (think about carefully; weigh)

bandy; kick around (discuss lightly)

chair; lead; moderate (preside over)

advise; counsel; rede (give advice to)

confab; confabulate; confer; consult (have a conference in order to talk something over)

broach; initiate (bring up a topic for discussion)

bandy about (discuss casually)

hammer out; thrash out (discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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