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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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
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Tribute Games sought to keep the game accessible to both side-scrolling enthusiasts and people who just want to button mash and see something cool happen.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
Piped over the top are mashed Yukon gold and Japanese purple potatoes.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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Noun
Craig never claimed to have invented bourbon or developed its mash bill.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Tribute Games sought to keep the game accessible to both side-scrolling enthusiasts and people who just want to button mash and see something cool happen.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
Verb
With a fork, mash the banana in a separate small bowl until mostly smooth, leaving a few clumps.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
Piped over the top are mashed Yukon gold and Japanese purple potatoes.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mash. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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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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