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# hash

«hash» in Mova's school dictionary: **The symbol # (also called hash sign, pound sign in the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (hash, hashes); verb (hash, hashes, hashed, hashing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The symbol # (also called hash sign, pound sign in the US, or number sign), used in hashtags and on phones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/#m1)

2) A dish of chopped cooked meat and potatoes fried together: corned beef hash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/#m2)

3) (informal) «Make a hash of something» means do it very badly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/#m3)

4) (computing) A code made from data by a fixed rule, used to check files and passwords. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/#m4)

5) (slang) Short for hashish, an illegal drug made from cannabis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/#m5)

6) (verb) «Hash out» means to discuss something until you agree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/#m6)

7) To make hash of something can mean to wreck or destroy it completely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life «press hash» on the phone means press #; #hashtags label posts online. In computing lessons, a hash turns a password into a scrambled code. In cooking, hash and hash browns (fried grated potato) are breakfast foods. In stories «made a hash of it» is a funny way to say «messed it up». Safety: drugs are illegal and harmful. Phrases: hash browns, make a hash of, hash out, hashtag.

### examples

- Type your PIN and then press hash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/#x1)
- We had corned beef hash for tea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/#x2)
- I made a total hash of my spelling test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/#x3)
- Hash browns are my favourite breakfast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/#x4)
- Websites store a hash of your password, not the password itself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/#x5)
- The two captains hashed out the rules before the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/#x6)
- The # symbol is called hash in the UK and pound sign in the US. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/#x7)
- The police found hash, an illegal drug, in the car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/#x8)

### note

Plural: hashes. In the UK # is «hash»; in the US it is often «pound sign» or «number sign»; in music ♯ is «sharp», a different symbol. Not related to «rash» or «harsh». The drug sense is slang: say «cannabis» in school writing.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hash» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.