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mash
(mæʃ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense mashes, present participle mashing, past tense, past participle mashed
1. verb
If you mash food that is solid but soft, you crush it so that it forms a soft mass.
Mash the bananas with a fork. [VERB noun]
...mashed potatoes. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: smash, crush, pulp, pound More Synonyms of mash
2. uncountable noun
Mash is mashed potato.
[British, informal]3. singular noun [usually NOUN of noun]
A mash of food is a soft mass of food. It is often a mixture of several ingredients.
They ate a mash of 2 potatoes, 2 carrots & cabbage.
I'm feeding our horses the same mash the O'Briens used to win Gold Cups.
Synonyms: pulp, pâté, paste, purée More Synonyms of mash
mash in British English
(mæʃ)
noun
1.
a soft pulpy mass or consistency
2. agriculture
a feed of bran, meal, or malt mixed with water and fed to horses, cattle, or poultry
3.
(esp in brewing) a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water, from which malt is extracted
4. British informal
mashed potatoes
5. Northern England dialect
a brew of tea
verb (transitive)
6.
to beat or crush into a mash
7.
to steep (malt grains) in hot water in order to extract malt, esp for making malt liquors
8. Northern England dialect
to brew (tea)
9. archaic
to flirt with
Derived forms
mashed adjective
masher (ˈmasher)
noun
Word origin
Old English mǣsc- (in compound words); related to Middle Low German mēschMASH in British English
(mæʃ)
noun acronym for (in the US)
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
MASH in American English
(mæʃ)
mobile army surgical hospital
mash in American English
(mæʃ)
noun
1.
crushed or ground malt or meal soaked in hot water for making wort, used in brewing beer
2.
a mixture of bran, meal, etc. in warm water, for feeding horses, cattle, etc.
3.
any soft mixture or mass
4. British, Informal
mashed potatoes
verb transitive
5.
to mix (crushed malt, etc.) in hot water for making wort
6.
to change into a soft or uniform mass by beating, crushing, etc.
7.
to crush and injure or damage
8. US, Slang, Obsolete
to make sexual advances to; flirt with
Word origin
ME masshe- < OE masc-, in mascwyrt, infused malt, akin to Ger meisch, maisch, crushed grapes, infused malt < IE base *meih-, to urinate > L mingere: see micturitionImage ofmash
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British English: mash VERB
If you mash food that is solid but soft, you crush it so that it forms a soft mass.
Mash the bananas with a fork.
- American English: mash
- Brazilian Portuguese: amassar
- Chinese: 把…捣成糊状
- European Spanish: aplastar
- French: écraser
- German: zerstampfen
- Italian: schiacciare
- Japanese: つぶして柔らかくする
- Korean: 으깨다
- European Portuguese: amassar
- Latin American Spanish: aplastar
Chinese translation of 'mash'
mash
(mæʃ) (Culin)
vt
- (also mash up)
把 ... 捣(搗)成糊状(狀)
(bǎ ... dǎochéng húzhuàng)
n (u)
- (Brit, inf, = mashed potato)
土豆泥
(tǔdòuní)
(verb)
Definition
to beat or crush into a mash
Mash the bananas with a fork.
Synonyms
smash
crush
Their vehicle was crushed by an army tank.
pulp
Onions can be boiled and pulped to a puree.
pound
beat
He lost the boxing match and was badly beaten by his opponent.
whip
soften
squash
She made clay models and squashed them flat again.
mince
purée
liquidize
macerate
I like to macerate the food in liqueur for a few minutes before serving.
(noun)
Definition
a soft pulpy mass
They ate a mash of potatoes, carrot and cabbage.
Synonyms
pulp
The olives are crushed to a pulp by stone rollers.
pâté
paste
tomato paste
purée
mush
Over-ripe bananas will collapse into a mush in this recipe.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of beat
Definition
to strike with a series of violent blows
He lost the boxing match and was badly beaten by his opponent.
Synonyms
batter,
break,
hit,
strike,
knock,
punch,
belt (informal),
whip,
deck (slang),
bruise,
bash (informal),
sock (slang),
lash,
chin (slang),
pound,
smack,
thrash,
cane,
thump,
lick (informal),
buffet,
clout (informal),
flog,
whack (informal),
maul,
clobber (slang),
wallop (informal),
tonk (informal),
cudgel,
thwack (informal),
lambast(e),
lay one on (slang),
drub,
tan (informal),
lam (informal),
beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)
in the sense of crush
Definition
to break or grind into small pieces
Their vehicle was crushed by an army tank.
Synonyms
squash,
pound,
break,
smash,
squeeze,
crumble,
crunch,
mash,
compress,
press,
crumple,
pulverize,
comminute
in the sense of macerate
Definition
to soften or be softened by soaking
I like to macerate the food in liqueur for a few minutes before serving.
Synonyms
soften,
soak,
steep,
squash,
pulp,
mash,
infuseNearby words ofmash
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Synonyms of 'mash'
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of mush
Definition
a soft pulpy mass
Over-ripe bananas will collapse into a mush in this recipe.
Synonyms
pulp,
paste,
mash,
purée,
pap,
slush,
goo (informal)
in the sense of paste
Definition
a smooth creamy preparation of fish, meat, or vegetables for spreading on bread
tomato paste
Synonyms
purée,
pâté,
spreadin the sense of squash
Definition
to press or squeeze (something) so as to flatten it
She made clay models and squashed them flat again.
Synonyms
crush,
press,
flatten,
mash,
pound,
smash,
distort,
pulp,
compress,
stamp on,
trample down