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plural of mash
as in crushes
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of mash
1
as in squeezes
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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2
as in squashes
to cause to become a pulpy mass mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture

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“Mashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mashes. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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