HASH


Meaning of HASH in English

I. ˈhash transitive verb

Etymology: 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

Date: 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

II. noun

Date: circa 1663

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

III. noun

Date: 1955

: hashish

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.