HASH


Meaning of HASH in English

/ hæʃ; NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun

1.

[ U , C ] a hot dish of cooked meat and potatoes that are cut into small pieces and mixed together

2.

[ U ] ( informal ) = hashish

3.

(also ˈhash sign ) (both BrE ) ( NAmE ˈpound sign ) [ C ] the symbol ( \# ), especially one on a telephone

IDIOMS

- make a hash of sth

■ verb

PHRASAL VERBS

- hash sth out

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WORD ORIGIN

noun sense 1 and make a hash of sth. hash sth out. late 16th cent. (as a verb): from French hacher , from hache axe, from medieval Latin hapia , of Germanic origin.

noun sense 3 1980s: probably from hatch shade an area with parallel lines , altered by folk etymology.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.