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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
There’s no time to get your bearings; an EDM drop smashes everything to pieces, then a pained voice croons in the rubble while drunkenly mashing a detuned guitar. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025 That includes mashing three home runs in 24 games since returning to Lake Elsinore after missing more than two months to a left quad strain. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mash
Noun
  • This is more than just a fetish, a crush, unresolved mommy/daddy issues or a passing fascination.
    Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Leave the texture of the graham crackers at a coarse crush.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • My sister looked up at me and ever so gently, with barely perceptible pressure, squeezed my hand.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • If real estate values turn soft in a region, the decline could squeeze a crucial revenue stream for cities, counties, regional agencies and school districts.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 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
  • With some of these storm-squashing factors set to lift in the next few weeks, as well as the usual swivel from storms spawning in the Atlantic to the much-closer Caribbean, some meteorologists worry that the worst is yet to come.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The lineup stranded 11 baserunners, though Toronto center fielder Daulton Varsho did make two remarkable catches that squashed scoring chances.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mash. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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