mashed; mashing; mashes
2
: to subject (a substance, such as crushed malt) to the action of water with heating and stirring in preparing wort
1
: a mixture of ground feeds for livestock
2
: crushed malt or grain meal steeped and stirred in hot water to produce wort
3
: a soft pulpy mass
4
British
: mashed potatoes
mashed; mashing; mashes
: to flirt with or seek the affection of
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Examples of mash in a Sentence
Verb (1)
this press can mash 10 bushels of apples at a time
mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture
Noun (2)
she's usually got a mash on moviedom's hunk du jour
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Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
As though on cue, a pink aura—a kind of sparkling rainbow mash—appeared on the borders of her vision.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Caroline Tien, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
In a salad bowl, mash the anchovies and garlic together to make a paste.
—Georgeanne Brennan, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
To that end, this whiskey is a blend of half straight rye and half straight bourbon, resulting in a spirit with a majority rye final mash bill.
—Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
As though on cue, a pink aura—a kind of sparkling rainbow mash—appeared on the borders of her vision.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, whole potatoes or potato chunks can be mashed or twice-baked.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
In a salad bowl, mash the anchovies and garlic together to make a paste.
—Georgeanne Brennan, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mash. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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mash
1 of 2 noun1
: crushed malt or grain meal soaked and stirred in hot water
2
: a mixture of ground feeds for livestock
3
: a soft pulpy mass
mash
2 of 2 verb1
: to make into a soft pulpy mass by beating or pressure
2
: to expose crushed malt to the action of water with heating and stirring
masher
noun
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