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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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mash

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verb

1
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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Recent Examples of mash
Noun
In a medium bowl, mash beans lightly with a fork. Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2025 Ballard said the bourbon boasts a mash bill that is 70% corn, 20% rye and 10% barley. Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
Hunter Goodman contributed an RBI single in the sixth and mashed a two-run double in the eighth. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025 While the Yankees were mashing nine home runs against the Rays on Tuesday night at Steinbrenner Field, the Red Sox were leaving the bases loaded three straight times in the late innings without scoring a run against the last-place Orioles before finally losing, 4-3. Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mash
Noun
  • That we’re allowed to lean into the crushes and cravings of the teenage girl that still lives inside all of us.
    Olivia Petter, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In the moment where Nellie decides to record Laura talking about her crush to embarrass her, Arngrim doesn’t have any dialogue.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The shakeups are the latest at a time when restaurants are squeezed between a labor shortage, rising food prices and a loss of customers as diners cut back on spending.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
  • For now, the three youngest each sleep in their own pack-and-plays squeezed into their parents’ bedroom.
    Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • There is enough current in the lakes to float logs, and there was pulping activity somewhere above us.
    Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
Verb
  • Plant around tomatoes and squash to keep squirrels at bay.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But don’t just stand there and dither until the world gets around to squashing you like a bug.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mash. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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