mash 1 of 2

as in crush
a strong but often short-lived liking for another person she's usually got a mash on moviedom's hunk du jour

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mash

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verb

1
as in to squeeze
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of this press can mash 10 bushels of apples at a time

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as in to crush
to cause to become a pulpy mass mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture

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Recent Examples of mash
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
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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 See All Example Sentences for mash
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Noun
  • Now, in season 2, with new episodes airing every Sunday, Colter's off-and-on romantic partner for over a decade, Camille Picket (Floriana Lima), has stepped onto the scene, and his brother, Russell Shaw (Jensen Ackles), has been vocal about his crush on Reenie.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Flirtations, crushes, romantic longings and the sweet whisperings of love will fill your day.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Carving her own musical lane in an industry so determined to squeeze her into a box has been a challenge, but PinkPantheress isn’t one to let outside voices get to her.
    Chris Malone Méndez, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The New York Times: In pressing forward with its assault on Gaza, Israel hopes to squeeze Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
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  • The partnership is valid for four years and is expected to open a portfolio of new technology customers in the material processing and pulping industries, per the bulletin.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The two primary methods are the washed (wet) process, where cherries are pulped, fermented, and washed to remove the mucilage before drying, and the natural (dry) process, where cherries are dried whole with the fruit intact, allowing the beans to absorb fruity flavors.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • However, when one person had something negative to say, Kelce stepped in and squashed it.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • At the time, neither woman realized that Coop would be a student in Breonna’s classroom — but that revelation hasn’t squashed their chummy dynamic, either.
    Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 17 Mar. 2025

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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mash. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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