Mash Meaning
/mæʃ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
nounGround 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.
Sentence Examples
Peel the bananas and mash them with a fork.
She likes Lake Mashū.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The cook used a fork to ____ the boiled potatoes until smooth.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You need to ____ the potatoes thoroughly until they are smooth and free of any lumps.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English mash, from Old English mǣsċ, māsċ, māx, from Proto-Germanic *maiskaz, *maiskō (“mixture, mash”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyǵ-, *meyḱ- (“to mix”). Akin to German Meisch, Maische (“mash”), (compare meischen, maischen (“to mash, wash”)), Swedish mäsk (“mash”), and to Old English miscian (“to mix”). See mix.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"For your vows and oaths, Or I doubt mainly, I shall be i' the mash " too"
— 1609–1612, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Captaine”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
"He took the kettle off the fire and mashed the tea."
— 1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “Chapter 10”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:
"“What's the yarn about your mashing a Miss Haverley up there? Not serious, I hope?”"
— 1889, Rudyard Kipling, “Only A Subaltern”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 143:
"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, we've lost about ten I know about cookers"
— 2016, “Skeng Man”, Various performers of 67 (lyrics):
"Rise that heater, tap that mash
They don't come outside their flats
Decamp, decamp, aim this toolie at your hat
They piss us off on Snap, so we rise up and load them straps"
— 2020 July 2, “Stop Check”, Td of TPL (lyrics):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The cook used a fork to ____ the boiled potatoes until smooth.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You need to ____ the potatoes thoroughly until they are smooth and free of any lumps.