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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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
In addition to hype surrounding the pie itself, shoppers are sharing their love for mashing a piece of the pumpkin pie in a cup of Costco soft serve ice cream (available in the food court) to make a do-it-yourself sundae.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
After a promising 2023 campaign which saw Triston Casas mash 24 home runs and look like the Red Sox's first baseman of the future, the 25-year-old seems to have heavily regressed and has missed most of the past two seasons due to injury.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Kyle Schwarber and Pete Alonso mashed their way through the National League East for the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets for years.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
In addition to hype surrounding the pie itself, shoppers are sharing their love for mashing a piece of the pumpkin pie in a cup of Costco soft serve ice cream (available in the food court) to make a do-it-yourself sundae.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
Spoon sherbet into a large bowl; mash with a silicone spatula or wooden spoon until creamy.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
After a promising 2023 campaign which saw Triston Casas mash 24 home runs and look like the Red Sox's first baseman of the future, the 25-year-old seems to have heavily regressed and has missed most of the past two seasons due to injury.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mash. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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