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mash

/mæʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Mash means: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions.

Synonyms for mash22

verb, as in talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander

verb, as in to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

squash, crush, squelch, squeeze

verb, as in reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

grind, crunch, bray, comminute

also used for mash

firearm, gat, gun, iron, piece, pomate

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What does mash mean?5

verb

1

talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions“The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries”

2

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition“crush an aluminum can”

3

reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading“grind the spices in a mortar”

noun

1

a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing

2

mixture of ground animal feeds

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mash?19

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Mash in a sentence

  • Could you pass the mashed potatoes to me, please?CK
  • Add the flour, salt, baking powder and mashed bananas, and work into a dough.Lebensfreude
  • Could you pass me the mashed potatoes, please?CK
  • Peel the bananas and mash them with a fork.Lebensfreude
  • The beans are then ground into a mash.AlanF_US
  • Mash this sprout with a little salt and rub it on the swollen part.LeeSooHa
  • I'm not really interested in mashed potatoes right now.ajje
  • Could you pass the mashed potatoes to me?CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of mash

as a noun

plural
mashes

as a verb

past tense
mashed
present participle
mashing
third-person singular
mashes
past participle
mashed