mash

¹mash

transitive verb \ˈmash\

Definition of MASH

1

a : to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure

b : crush, smash <mash a finger>

2

: to subject (as crushed malt) to the action of water with heating and stirring in preparing wort

First Known Use of MASH

13th century

Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail

Rhymes with MASH

Asch, ash, bash, brash, cache, cash, clash, crash, dash, fash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, splash, stash, thrash, thresh, trash

²mash

noun

Definition of MASH

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

Origin of MASH

Middle English mash-, from Old English māx-; akin to Middle High German meisch mash

First Known Use: 1577

Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail

³mash

noun

Definition of MASH

: crush 4

Origin of MASH

perhaps from ¹mash

First Known Use: 1870

⁴mash

transitive verb

Definition of MASH

: to flirt with or seek the affection of

First Known Use of MASH

1877

MASH

abbreviation

Definition of MASH

mobile army surgical hospital