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settling someone's hash

settling someone's hash is the present participle and gerund 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 settling someone's hash

What is settling someone's hash the present participle and gerund of?
Settling someone's hash is the present participle and gerund of settle someone's hash.

Words near settling someone's hash in the dictionary

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

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