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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mash1 /mæʃ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to change (something) into a soft pulpy mass by beating:mashed the potatoes.
- to crush:He mashed his fingers when the door closed on them.
n. [uncountable] - a soft pulpy mass.
- Animal Husbandrya mixture of boiled grain, bran, etc., fed to livestock.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mash1 (mash),USA pronunciation v.t. - to crush:He mashed his thumb with a hammer.
- to reduce to a soft, pulpy mass, as by beating or pressure, esp. in the preparation of food.
- to mix (crushed malt or meal of grain) with hot water to form wort.
n. - a soft, pulpy mass.
- a pulpy condition.
- Animal Husbandrya mixture of boiled grain, bran, meal, etc., fed warm to horses and cattle.
- crushed malt or meal of grain mixed with hot water to form wort.
- British Termsmashed potatoes.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English mǣsc-, masc- (in compounds); cognate with German Maische
- Slang Termsa flirtation or infatuation.
- Slang Termsa flirt;
sweetheart;
lover.
v.t. - Slang Termsto flirt with;
court the affections of.
- 1880–85; origin, originally theatrical argot; of uncertain origin, originally
- Militarymobile army surgical hospital.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mash /mæʃ/ n - a soft pulpy mass or consistency
- a feed of bran, meal, or malt mixed with water and fed to horses, cattle, or poultry
- (esp in brewing) a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water, from which malt is extracted
- Brit informal mashed potatoes
- Northern English dialect a brew of tea
vb (transitive)- to beat or crush into a mash
- to steep (malt grains) in hot water in order to extract malt, esp for making malt liquors
- Northern English dialect to brew (tea)
Etymology: Old English mǣsc- (in compound words); related to Middle Low German mēschmashed adj ˈmasher n |