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settled someone's hash

settled someone's hash is the simple past and past participle of settle someone's hash.

Meaning of settle someone's hash

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)

  1. (idiomatic) 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

Questions about settled someone's hash

What is settled someone's hash the simple past and past participle of?
Settled someone's hash is the simple past and past participle of settle someone's hash.

Words near settled someone's hash in the dictionary

  1. settled for
  2. settled in
  3. settled into
  4. settled on
  5. settled one's account
  6. settled someone's hash
  7. settled the score
  8. settled up
  9. settled upon
  10. settled with
  11. settledly

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