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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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
An Irish mash for St. Patrick’s Day Place a wok or a deep, wide skillet over medium-high heat.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The highlight for Colorado on another forgettable day of purple-pinstripe baseball was the suddenly red-hot bat of left fielder Jordan Beck, who mashed three homers for a total of 1,243 feet across the two games.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Forget that the furnishings are a mish mash of contemporary and dated banquet decor and that an oversized TV screen dominates the quiet vibe.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
An Irish mash for St. Patrick’s Day Place a wok or a deep, wide skillet over medium-high heat.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
Judge mashed a Bassitt cutter that caught too much plate in Sunday’s second game, sending a home run to the right-field seats.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The highlight for Colorado on another forgettable day of purple-pinstripe baseball was the suddenly red-hot bat of left fielder Jordan Beck, who mashed three homers for a total of 1,243 feet across the two games.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mash. Accessed 5 May. 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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