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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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 19 Mar. 2025
Both will be made using traditional British pie-making techniques and accompanied with endless servings of mash.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
Pani puri consists of small hollow spheres made with either wheat or semolina flour and filled with curry-spiced chickpeas and potatoes, which are often mashed into a chunky paste.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Your favorite small-screen monster mash is one step closer to being back in your eyeballs.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 19 Mar. 2025
Both will be made using traditional British pie-making techniques and accompanied with endless servings of mash.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
Japanese potato salad’s most important and unique distinction is its texture: The potatoes are mashed, so that the salad is almost creamy (and the potatoes and dressing almost meld), studded with the crunch of fresh or pickled vegetables.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
Pani puri consists of small hollow spheres made with either wheat or semolina flour and filled with curry-spiced chickpeas and potatoes, which are often mashed into a chunky paste.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mash. Accessed 1 Apr. 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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