[hash] vt [F hacher, fr. OF hachier, fr. hache battle-ax, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG happa sickle; akin to Gk koptein to cut--more at capon] (1590) 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
[2]hash n (ca. 1663) 1: chopped food; specif: chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
2: a restatement of something that is already known 3 a: hodgepodge, jumble b: a confused muddle "made a ~ of the whole project" [3]hash n (1959): hashish