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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Lana Lin
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
It can be cooked and pureed into soups, or mashed as a side dish.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
Remove from heat, and mash apples using a potato masher until mixture resembles thick, slightly chunky applesauce, about 1 minute.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
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Verb
On my table balances a Sculpey clay figurine of the Egyptian deity Ptah mashed with Unicron, whose wings serve the dual purpose of cape and sculpture brace.
—Lana Lin
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
It can be cooked and pureed into soups, or mashed as a side dish.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
But it was produced during an early sweet mash run instead of a sour mash run.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
Remove from heat, and mash apples using a potato masher until mixture resembles thick, slightly chunky applesauce, about 1 minute.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mash. Accessed 30 Sep. 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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