settle someone's hash
settle someone's hash verb: to physically or verbally subdue someone.
Verb
settle someone's hash (third-person singular simple present settles someone's hash, present participle settling someone's hash, simple past and past participle settled someone's hash)
- To physically or verbally subdue someone.
- Wait and see old Caleb Quirk get into the box. I'll settle his hash in half a minute.1851, S. G. Warren, Ten Thousand a Year, Jesper Harding, page 344
- “But wait till I light on you, no matter where it is, I’ll settle your hash for a bit, yer little swine!”1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 13”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC
Forms of settle someone's hash
| third-person singular present | settles someone's hash |
|---|---|
| present participle | settling someone's hash |
| past participle | settled someone's hash |
| past | settled someone's hash |
Questions about settle someone's hash
- What does settle someone's hash mean?
- Settle someone's hash means to physically or verbally subdue someone.
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- Settle someone's hash is a verb.
- What is the past tense of settle someone's hash?
- The past tense of settle someone's hash is settled someone's hash.
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