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    mash
    /maʃ/

    verb

    • 1. reduce (food or other substance) to a soft mass by crushing it: "mash the beans to a paste"
    • 2. (in brewing) mix (powdered malt) with hot water to form wort: "the barley is dried out over peat fires and mashed with water which flows through peat ground"

    noun

    • 1. a soft mass made by crushing a substance into a pulp, sometimes with the addition of liquid: "pound the garlic to a mash"

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  2. to press a button quickly, repeatedly, and with a lot of force, usually showing a lack of care or skill: Many people prefer mashing buttons on a games console to reading. She lifted her 2-year old so he could mash the button for the lift. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  3. Learn the various meanings and uses of the word mash, from crushing or flattening something to making a soft pulpy mass. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of mash.

  4. noun. a soft, pulpy mass. a pulpy condition. a mixture of boiled grain, bran, meal, etc., fed warm to horses and cattle. crushed malt or meal of grain mixed with hot water to form wort. British Slang. mashed potatoes. mash. 2. [ mash ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. a flirtation or infatuation.

  5. When you mash something, you crush it. You might, for example, mash a marshmallow by stepping on it. Recipes for banana bread almost always include an instruction to mash some bananas — in other words, you need to squish and press on them until they no longer look like bananas.

  6. [uncountable] a mixture of malt grains and hot water, used for making beer, etc. [singular] a mash (of something) any food that has been pressed hard so that it becomes a soft mass. The soup was a mash of grain and vegetables. see also mishmash. Word Origin. See mash in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: mash.

  7. Mash can be a noun or a verb with different meanings, such as a mixture of malt or grain, a soft pulpy mass, or a slang term for flirtation. Learn more about the origin, synonyms, and examples of mash from various sources.

  8. Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the word mash in American and British English. Find out the difference between mash and mashed potatoes, and see synonyms and related words for mash.