Meaning & Definition of word "Hash"

Hash

/hæʃ/

1. A dish of cooked food that has been chopped into small pieces, typically consisting of leftovers.
- Example: For dinner, we had a delicious corned beef hash.
2. A mixture or jumble that is difficult to understand.
- Example: The presentation was a hash of ideas that lacked coherence.
3. In computing, a data structure that implements an associative array, a structure that can map keys to values.
- Example: The function retrieves the value from the hash using the specified key.

1. To chop (food) into small pieces.
- Example: He decided to hash the vegetables for the salad.
2. To mix up in a confused or messy way.
- Example: The report hashed over old arguments without presenting new information.

●From Middle English hashe, from the French hacher, meaning to chop or hash.

hash out:

To discuss something thoroughly in order to reach a resolution.

hash it up:

To ruin something or mess it up.

hashish:

A drug made from the cannabis plant, derived from the resin.

hash table:

A data structure that implements an associative array abstract data type, a structure that can map keys to values.

hashing:

The process of converting data into a fixed-size string of characters, which is typically a hash code.

hashed:

The past tense of hash, meaning to have been chopped or encrypted.

hashish:

A potent form of cannabis made from resin collected from cannabis flowers.

Meaning: Hashish; a concentrated form of cannabis.

● Example Sentence: He smoked hash at the party.

Meaning: To mess something up.

● Example Sentence: I really hashed that project; it didn't turn out well.