Hash

/hæʃ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A dish of cooked food that has been chopped into small pieces, typically consisting of leftovers.

For dinner, we had a delicious corned beef hash.

A mixture or jumble that is difficult to understand.

The presentation was a hash of ideas that lacked coherence.

In computing, a data structure that implements an associative array, a structure that can map keys to values.

The function retrieves the value from the hash using the specified key.

verb

To chop (food) into small pieces.

He decided to hash the vegetables for the salad.

To mix up in a confused or messy way.

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.

Hashish; a concentrated form of cannabis.

He smoked hash at the party.

To mess something up.

I really hashed that project; it didn't turn out well.