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Definition of mashnext
as in crush
a strong but often short-lived liking for another person she's usually got a mash on moviedom's hunk du jour

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verb

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as in to squeeze
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of this press can mash 10 bushels of apples at a time

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as in to crush
to cause to become a pulpy mass mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture

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Noun
Colorado got that run back in the bottom of the frame thanks to Johnston’s no-doubt homer to right, and the right fielder was greeted with a new celebratory purple fur coat in the dugout following the 407-foot mash. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026 Rather than fighting the moisture, the new study leveraged the mash’s soupy consistency to streamline the production of high-value carbon materials. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
Brown leaves, thick between the trees but mashed into the mud on the trail, blanketed the earth. Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 Often apologizing in between bites, Beard, 40, eats savagely with his hands, squeezing food and mashing it into his mouth. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mash
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Noun
  • Nunley said the system is struggling to keep up with the crush of cases.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
  • As a new spooky season starts, Caity juggles a new crush Hannah, the arrival of twins Liam and Sean to work at the haunt, and her father’s tenuous sobriety.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • When picking your own, avoid squeezing the berries.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
  • That’s way too much time to squeeze into a mere 140 minutes.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The proprietary alkaline pulping method used to produce its lyocell is cleaner and more efficient than traditional chemical approaches, lowering the environmental footprint from the start while improving production efficiency.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Here, traditional saa paper is made by hand from the bark of mulberry trees: soaked, pulped, and pressed into delicate sheets embedded with local flowers and leaves.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Alas, their beef is too big to squash.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Did something get squashed en route, then manhandled by Kennedy?
    Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mash. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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