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Hash

/ˈhæʃ/ · noun

Meaning

Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together..

Definitions by Sense

  1. Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together.
  2. A confused mess.
  3. (typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).
  4. (computing) The result generated by a hash function.
  5. (computing, cryptocurrencies) One guess made by a mining computer in the effort of finding the correct answer which releases the next unit of cryptocurrency; see also hashrate.
  6. A new mixture of old material; a second preparation or exhibition; a rehashing.
  7. A hash run.
  8. (Scotland) A stupid fellow.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: scramble
I had for them, after oysters, at first course, a hash of rabbits, a lamb, and a rare chine of beef.
Oh! no, not Naylor's--the girls have made a hash there, as they do everything else; but we will settle her before they come out again.
The keyboard 10 has four named keys (not shown) marked “VIEWDATA”, “PROGRAM”, “PAGE TRANSMIT”, and “CLEAR” and two further keys (marked respectively with an asterisk and a hash symbol) in addition to the numeric keys previously mentioned.
October 28, 1752, Horace Walpole, letter to Sir Horace Mann I cannot bear elections, and still less the hash of them over again in a first session.
Most hashes are planned as family affairs, with a shorter "puppy" trail laid for the children.
In like manner, we shall represent human nature at first to the keen appetite of our reader, in that more plain and simple manner in which it is found in the country, and shall hereafter hash and ragoo it with all the high French and Italian seasoning of affectation and vice which courts and cities afford.
I never did care for Sunday joint that was served up cold on Monday, hashed on Tuesday, rissoled on Wednesday, and re-hashed on Thursday[.]

Synonyms for hash

scramblecrunchhashhash mark /hashmarkhash signhashtagnumber signoctothorpe /octothornpoundpound signsquarechecksumhashish

Antonyms for hash

Related Words

hashisholiocornedmincecannabispotweedapplegrasssharpslingerjoinhodgepodgejumbleshufflecontrolabstractrandombazbrowns

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does hash mean?

Hash means Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together..

What is a synonym for hash?

Common synonyms include scramble, crunch, hash, hash mark /hashmark.

What is the opposite of hash?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use hash in a sentence?

Near-synonym: scramble

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