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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Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The 2025 edition of Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Rye Whiskey has a mash bill of 63% rye, 20% corn, and 13% malt, a higher rye content than Heaven Hill’s traditional Rye Whiskey.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2025
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
It’s made by mashing ripe avocados and mixing them with lemon and lime juice, tomatoes, red onions, jalapeño peppers, cilantro, and spices.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 29 July 2025
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Noun
Brother’s Bond Bourbon Cask Strength Straight Bourbon, Indiana, $83.99
The mash bill is 65% corn, 22% rye, and 13% wheat and barley.
—Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The 2025 edition of Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Rye Whiskey has a mash bill of 63% rye, 20% corn, and 13% malt, a higher rye content than Heaven Hill’s traditional Rye Whiskey.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Braves began the inning with three infield hits and continued to mash throughout the frame.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
It’s made by mashing ripe avocados and mixing them with lemon and lime juice, tomatoes, red onions, jalapeño peppers, cilantro, and spices.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 29 July 2025
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 19 Aug. 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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