mash
1 of 5verb (1)
ˈmash 
mashed; mashing; mashes
transitive verb
1
a
: to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
b
: crush, smash
mash a finger
2
: to subject (a substance, such as crushed malt) to the action of water with heating and stirring in preparing wort
mash
2 of 5noun (1)
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
mash
3 of 5noun (2)
: crush sense 1
mash
4 of 5verb (2)
mashed; mashing; mashes
transitive verb
: to flirt with or seek the affection of
MASH
5 of 5abbreviation
mobile army surgical hospital
Synonyms
Verb (1)
- crush
- express
- press
- squeeze
Noun (2)
- crush
- infatuation
- passion
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English mash-, from Old English māx-; akin to Middle High German meisch mash
Noun (2)
perhaps from mash entry 1
First Known Use
Verb (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (1)
1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1870, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
1877, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing mash
Kids Definition
mash 1 of 2
verb
ˈmash
mashed; mashing
: to make into a soft mass
mash
2 of 2noun
1
: a mixture of ground feeds for livestock
2
: a mass of something made soft by beating or crushing
3
: a wet mixture of crushed malt or grain used to make alcoholic drinks
Medical Definition
MASH
abbreviation
mobile army surgical hospital
mashing
verb
1
as in squeezing
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- squeezing
- pressing
- crushing
- extracting
- expressing
- pureeing
- puréeing
- extruding
- reaming
- pulping
2
as in crushing
to cause to become a pulpy mass mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture Synonyms & Similar Words
- crushing
- squeezing
- pressing
- squashing
- pulping
- pounding
- beating
- pulverizing
- powdering