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Definition of mashnext
as in crush
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

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as in to squeeze
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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as in to crush
to cause to become a pulpy mass mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture

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Noun
But the end of colonial rule galvanized a new frontier spirit around booze, with Americans shunning the sherry, port, and brandy favored by the stiff Europeans, and instead leaning into their own hooch created by a mash of whatever grains were on hand. Charlie Campbell, Time, 25 May 2026 The starter mash goes through a two-stage fermentation process, lasting up to 90 days. New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
On top of that, the game didn't require me to do much else other than mash the square button. Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026 Severance star Zach Cherry hit the Deadline Studio at SXSW London this week with director Jason James to discuss genre-mashing romcom-thriller-noir All Night Wrong which premiered at the festival. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mash
Noun
  • Babe, that’s not a power, that’s a crush.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026
  • Savage played series lead Cory Matthews across the series run, with Fishel playing his crush, girlfriend, and then wife.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Profits are squeezed because of the RAM crisis and Samsung has responded with price increases and weaker deals.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • SpaceX argues that orbital data centers sidestep the land, water and power grid constraints squeezing terrestrial AI.
    Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Mathieu Lewis-Rolland / Getty Images The tank was designed to hold 900,000 gallons of a hazardous chemical known as white liquor, a chemical brew that contains sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfide and disodium carbonate and is used in the paper-pulping process, officials have said.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 31 May 2026
  • The proprietary alkaline pulping method used to produce its lyocell is cleaner and more efficient than traditional chemical approaches, lowering the environmental footprint from the start while improving production efficiency.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • And this is a classic case of lawfare used to squash a First Amendment protester like myself.
    Shawna Mizelle, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • But a legion of opponents are determined to squash the celebration.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mash. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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