Definitions for hashing

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hashing hash·ing

Spelling: [hash-ing]

IPA: /ˈhæʃ ɪŋ/

Hashing is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 128 anagrams from letters in hashing (aghhins).

Definitions for hashing

noun

1. Radio. interference of signals between two stations on the same or adjacent frequencies.
2. Computers. a technique for locating data in a file by applying a transformation, usually arithmetic, to a key.
3. a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
4. a mess, jumble, or muddle:
5. a reworking of old and familiar material:
6. Computers. garbage (def 7).
7. Radio and Television Slang. electrical noise on a radio or snow in a television picture caused by interfering outside sources that generate sparking.

Idioms

1. make a hash of, to spoil or botch:
2. settle someone's hash, Informal. to get rid of; subdue:

Verb phrases

1. hash over, to bring up again for consideration; discuss, especially in review:

verb (used with object)

1. to chop into small pieces; make into hash; mince.
2. to muddle or mess up:
3. to discuss or review (something) thoroughly (often followed by out):

Origin of hashing

hash¹ + -ing¹

Examples for hashing

hashing all this out is hours of fun for the entire pundit family.

Lobster sauce is made in the same way, only the meat should be cut smaller than for hashing.

Here there is a troop of cooks, their garments girded like soldiers for the battle, hashing and steaming.

"Verehas we hare honly servants of the ke veen;" suggested No. 2, hashing his mistress's English.

This is preferable to hashing, as it will retain more of its original flavour.

Besides this, there was nothing new; merely a hashing up of the two great trials at Aix and Loudun.

It's very easy for you to say hash it; but I know what a joint loses in hashing: it's a day's dinner the less, if it's a bit.

But you can see how my telling her would—oh well there isn't much percentage in hashing it over.