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mash

1

[mash]

verb (used with object)

  1. to crush.

    He mashed his thumb with a hammer.

  2. to reduce to a soft, pulpy mass, as by beating or pressure, especially in the preparation of food.

  3. to mix (crushed malt or meal of grain) with hot water to form wort.



noun

  1. a soft, pulpy mass.

  2. a pulpy condition.

  3. a mixture of boiled grain, bran, meal, etc., fed warm to horses and cattle.

  4. crushed malt or meal of grain mixed with hot water to form wort.

  5. British Slang.mashed potatoes.

mash

2

[mash]

noun

  1. a flirtation or infatuation.

  2. a person who seeks another's affection or who is the object of affection.

verb (used with object)

  1. to flirt with; court the affections of.

MASH

3

[mash]

noun

  1. mobile army surgical hospital.

mash

1

/ æʃ /

noun

  1. a soft pulpy mass or consistency

  2. agriculture a feed of bran, meal, or malt mixed with water and fed to horses, cattle, or poultry

  3. (esp in brewing) a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water, from which malt is extracted

  4. informalmashed potatoes

  5. dialecta brew of tea

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to beat or crush into a mash

  2. to steep (malt grains) in hot water in order to extract malt, esp for making malt liquors

  3. dialectto brew (tea)

  4. archaicto flirt with

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

MASH

2

/ æʃ /

acronym

  1. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • mashed adjective
  • ˈ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mash1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English mash- and Old English ǣ-, noun used in compounds, as in Middle English mashfat and Old English ǣڲ “mash-vat,” and ǣɲ “mash wort”; cognate with German Maische

Origin of mash2

First recorded in 1870–75; originally theatrical argot; further origin uncertain; flirt ( def. ), sweetheart, lover
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mash1

Old English ǣ- (in compound words); related to Middle Low German ŧ
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Capers, olives, a swirl of miso paste, an anchovy or two mashed into the olive oil.

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Stir occasionally and mash gently to break them up.

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I know that you like mashing up genres.

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But consider this: do you find mashed potatoes pretentious?

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Made with fresh or frozen peas, handfuls of herbs, lime juice, zest, and scallions, this versatile, gorgeously green, chunky mash brings life and excitement to everything on your spring crudités platter.

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