mashed; mashing; mashes
2
: to subject (a substance, such as crushed malt) to the action of water with heating and stirring in preparing wort
1
: a mixture of ground feeds for livestock
2
: crushed malt or grain meal steeped and stirred in hot water to produce wort
3
: a soft pulpy mass
4
British
: mashed potatoes
mashed; mashing; mashes
: to flirt with or seek the affection of
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Examples of mash in a Sentence
Verb (1)
this press can mash 10 bushels of apples at a time
mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture
Noun (2)
she's usually got a mash on moviedom's hunk du jour
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Season the mash: Since your potatoes have already been seasoned during boiling, tasting and adjusting is all that should be needed during the mashing process.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
On the second hole, DeChambeau, the reigning U.S. Open champion, mashed a golf ball that had 324 yards of carry.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
According to Still Austin: Tanager is a blend of three different bourbons/mash bills.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Season the mash: Since your potatoes have already been seasoned during boiling, tasting and adjusting is all that should be needed during the mashing process.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
While salting before boiling helps enhance the overall moisture of the potatoes, salting while mashing can draw out that moisture, leading to a slightly drier or grainier texture.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
On the second hole, DeChambeau, the reigning U.S. Open champion, mashed a golf ball that had 324 yards of carry.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mash. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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mash
1 of 2 noun1
: crushed malt or grain meal soaked and stirred in hot water
2
: a mixture of ground feeds for livestock
3
: a soft pulpy mass
mash
2 of 2 verb1
: to make into a soft pulpy mass by beating or pressure
2
: to expose crushed malt to the action of water with heating and stirring
masher
noun
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