mashed; mashing; mashes
2
: to subject (a substance, such as crushed malt) to the action of water with heating and stirring in preparing wort
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
mashed; mashing; mashes
: to flirt with or seek the affection of
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Verb (1)
Noun (2)
Examples of mash in a Sentence
Verb (1)
this press can mash 10 bushels of apples at a time
mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture
Noun (2)
she's usually got a mash on moviedom's hunk du jour
Recent Examples on the Web
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 July 2024
Robert’s monster mash was the fifth-longest in the majors this season and ranks as the fifth-longest blast in White Sox history during the Statcast era (since 2015).
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 29 June 2024
Infused with creamy mash, tender kale and savoury bacon, this is proper comfort food.
—Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Mar. 2024
The mixture of grains used in bourbon, called its mash, must be made with at least 51% corn.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 14 June 2024
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Noun
That is the process during which yeast is added to the mash to create alcohol, not to mention a whole lot of flavor, before distillation.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 July 2024
Robert’s monster mash was the fifth-longest in the majors this season and ranks as the fifth-longest blast in White Sox history during the Statcast era (since 2015).
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 29 June 2024
Infused with creamy mash, tender kale and savoury bacon, this is proper comfort food.
—Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Mar. 2024
The mixture of grains used in bourbon, called its mash, must be made with at least 51% corn.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 14 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for mash
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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mash. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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mash
1 of 2 noun1
: crushed malt or grain meal soaked and stirred in hot water
2
: a mixture of ground feeds for livestock
3
: a soft pulpy mass
mash
2 of 2 verb1
: to make into a soft pulpy mass by beating or pressure
2
: to expose crushed malt to the action of water with heating and stirring
masher
noun
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