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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mashed  (masht),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsmashed potatoes:The pork chop comes with string beans and mashed.
  • 1920–25

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mash1 /mæʃ/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to change (something) into a soft pulpy mass by beating:mashed the potatoes.
  2. to crush:He mashed his fingers when the door closed on them.

n. [uncountable]
  1. a soft pulpy mass.
  2. Animal Husbandrya mixture of boiled grain, bran, etc., fed to livestock.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mash1  (mash),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to crush:He mashed his thumb with a hammer.
  2. to reduce to a soft, pulpy mass, as by beating or pressure, esp. in the preparation of food.
  3. to mix (crushed malt or meal of grain) with hot water to form wort.

n. 
  1. a soft, pulpy mass.
  2. a pulpy condition.
  3. Animal Husbandrya 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 Termsmashed potatoes.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English mǣsc-, masc- (in compounds); cognate with German Maische

mash2  (mash),USA pronunciation [Older Slang.]
n. 
  1. Slang Termsa flirtation or infatuation.
  2. Slang Termsa flirt;
    sweetheart;
    lover.

v.t. 
  1. Slang Termsto flirt with;
    court the affections of.
  • 1880–85; origin, originally theatrical argot; of uncertain origin, originally

MASH  (mash),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Militarymobile army surgical hospital.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mash /mæʃ/ n
  1. a soft pulpy mass or consistency
  2. 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. Brit informal mashed potatoes
  5. Northern English dialect a brew of tea
 vb (transitive)
  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. Northern English dialect to brew (tea)
Etymology: Old English mǣsc- (in compound words); related to Middle Low German mēschmashed adj ˈmasher n
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