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MASH
mash
(noun) mixture of ground animal feeds
mash
(noun) a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing
grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute
(verb) reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; “grind the spices in a mortar”; “mash the garlic”
squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze
(verb) to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; “crush an aluminum can”; “squeeze a lemon”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
MASH
Acronym of Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.
Anagrams
• AMHS, HMAS, HSAM, MHAs, MSHA, Mahs, SAHM, Sahm, hams, sham
Proper noun
Mash (plural Mashes)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mash is the 14893rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1987 individuals. Mash is most common among White (86.56%) individuals.
Anagrams
• AMHS, HMAS, HSAM, MHAs, MSHA, Mahs, SAHM, Sahm, hams, sham
Etymology 1
Noun
mash (countable and uncountable, plural mashes)
(uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
(brewing) 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.
Mashed potatoes.
A mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals.
(obsolete) A mess; trouble.
(countable, Multicultural London English, slang) A gun.
Synonym: Thesaurus:firearm
Etymology 2
Verb
mash (third-person singular simple present mashes, present participle mashing, simple past and past participle mashed)
(transitive) To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
(transitive) In brewing, to convert (for example malt, or malt and meal) into the mash which makes wort.
(ambitransitive) To press down hard (on).
(transitive, southern US, informal) To press.
(transitive, UK, mostly, Northern England) To prepare a cup of tea in a teapot; to brew (tea).
(intransitive, archaic) To act violently.
Etymology 3
Noun
mash (plural mashes)
(obsolete) A mesh.
Etymology 4
Verb
mash (third-person singular simple present mashes, present participle mashing, simple past and past participle mashed)
to flirt, to make eyes, to make romantic advances
Noun
mash (plural mashes)
(obsolete) an infatuation, a crush, a fancy
(obsolete) a dandy, a masher
(obsolete) the object of one’s affections (either sex)
Anagrams
• AMHS, HMAS, HSAM, MHAs, MSHA, Mahs, SAHM, Sahm, hams, sham
Source: Wiktionary
Mash, n.
Definition: A mesh. [Obs.]
Mash, n. Etym: [Akin to G. meisch, maisch, meische, maische, mash, wash, and prob. to AS. miscian to mix. See Mix.]
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. Specifically (Brewing), 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.
2. A mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals.
3. A mess; trouble. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. Mash tun, a large tub used in making mash and wort.
Mash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Mashing.] Etym: [Akin to G. meischen, maischen, to mash, mix, and prob. to mischen, E. mix. See 2d Mash.]
Definition: To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically (Brewing), to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort. Mashing tub, a tub for making the mash in breweries and distilleries; -- called also mash tun, and mash vat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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