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In some senses, mash is marked as obsolete, informal, slang, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
mash
/mæʃ/
noun 13verb 6name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
bare, better, escaped
VERB + MASH
escape, ground, hope, likes, run
MASH + NOUN
law, potatoes, sector, sprout
PREP.
in, into, with, with
Definitions
noun
1
A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
2
Ground or bruised malt, or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort.
3
Mashed potatoes.
4
A mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals.
5
A mess; trouble.
For your vows and oaths, Or I doubt mainly, I shall be i' the mash " too
verb
1
To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
We had fun mashing apples in a mill.
The potatoes need to be mashed.
2
In brewing, to convert (for example malt, or malt and meal) into the mash which makes wort, by mixing it with hot water.
3
To prepare a cup of tea in a teapot; to brew (tea).
He took the kettle off the fire and mashed the tea.
4
To press down hard (on).
to mash on a bicycle pedal
5
To press.
noun
1
A mesh.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
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Idioms & Phrases
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For your vows and oaths, Or I doubt mainly, I shall be i' the mash " too
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We had fun mashing apples in a mill.
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The potatoes need to be mashed.
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He took the kettle off the fire and mashed the tea.
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“What's the yarn about your mashing a Miss Haverley up there? Not serious, I hope?”
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This mash works but I don't know about yours […] Better hope your mash don't jam, bare ping ping like a BB […] I see a boy run with his mash, I see a boy run with his jooka […] Don't talk about mashes
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