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hash

/ˈhæʃ/
noun

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

  2. A confused mess.

  3. The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).

    Similar: hash mark, hash sign, hashtag, number sign, octothorn

Synonymschecksum, hash mark, hash sign, hashtag, number sign, octothorn
verb

  1. To chop into small pieces, to make into a hash.

  2. To make a quick, rough version

    "We need to quickly hash up some plans."

  3. To transform according to a hash function.

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