Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

settle someone's hash

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: set-tle -some-one's hash
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To physically or verbally subdue someone.

Example Sentences

"Wait and see old Caleb Quirk get into the box. I'll settle his hash in half a minute."
"“But wait till I light on you, no matter where it is, I’ll settle your hash for a bit, yer little swine!”"
"2004 July 8–14, "Devious Rabbit Tricks Bush Into Signing Gun Ban", The Onion, available in Embedded in America, →ISBN, page 202, "Sez Pezziden' Bush, sezee, 'I'm gwine ter settle yo' hash, ole Rabbit....'""

Inflected Forms

settles someone's hash (present, singular) settling someone's hash (participle, present) settled someone's hash (participle, past) settled someone's hash (past)

Questions

What does settle someone's hash mean?: To physically or verbally subdue someone.

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