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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Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The album is front of mind for Yorke, who recently worked on the stage production of Hamlet Hail to the Thief (which mashes up the album and the Shakespeare play) and the surprise live album Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003–2009) was released earlier this year.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Spoon sherbet into a large bowl; mash with a silicone spatula or wooden spoon until creamy.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Not always is a slugger who can mash 50-plus home runs in a season available on the open market, and nearly every team that wants more power in its lineup will be targeting the 32-year-old.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The album is front of mind for Yorke, who recently worked on the stage production of Hamlet Hail to the Thief (which mashes up the album and the Shakespeare play) and the surprise live album Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003–2009) was released earlier this year.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
The piece is a kind of mash up of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Ezra Pound.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Spoon sherbet into a large bowl; mash with a silicone spatula or wooden spoon until creamy.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mash. Accessed 14 Nov. 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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