| Verb | 1. | hash out - speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget" negotiate, talk terms, negociate - discuss the terms of an arrangement; "They negotiated the sale of the house" negociate - confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement; "The parties negociated all night" powwow - hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting deliberate, debate - discuss the pros and cons of an issue deliberate, moot, debate, consider, turn over - think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" bandy, kick around - discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions" advise, counsel, rede - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" confer, confab, confabulate, consult - have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" talk of, talk about - discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things" bandy about - discuss casually; "bandy about an idea" hammer out, thrash out - discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement; "The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement" |