mast
(noun) a vertical spar for supporting sails
mast
(noun) any sturdy upright pole
mast
(noun) nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine
mast
(noun) nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mast (plural masts)
A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments ,or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires. [from 9th c.]
(naval) A non-judicial punishment ("NJP") disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those under his command. [from 17th c.]
• (tall, slim post to support the sails on a ship): foremast, mainmast, mizzenmast, topmast
mast (third-person singular simple present masts, present participle masting, simple past and past participle masted)
To supply and fit a mast to (a ship). [from 16th c.]
mast (plural masts)
The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals. [from 10th c.]
mast (third-person singular simple present masts, present participle masting, simple past and past participle masted)
(of swine and other animals) To feed on forest seed or fruit.
(agriculture, forestry, ecology, of a population of plants) To vary fruit and seed production in multi-year cycles.
mast (plural masts)
(obsolete, billiards) A type of heavy cue, with the broad end of which one strikes the ball. [18th–19th c.]
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MAST pl (plural only)
(emergency medicine, military) Initialism of military antishock trousers; inflatable trousers that apply pressure to the inferior half of a patient's body to decrease blood loss and prevent the onset of shock, similar to a tourniquet.
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Mast
A surname.
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Source: Wiktionary
Mast, n. Etym: [AS. mæst, fem. ; akin to G. mast, and E. meat. See Meat.]
Definition: The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns. Oak mast, and beech, . . . they eat. Chapman. Swine under an oak filling themselves with the mast. South.
Mast, n. Etym: [AS. mæst, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus.]
1. (Naut.)
Definition: A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel. The tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great ammiral. Milton.
Note: The most common general names of masts are foremast, mainmast, and mizzenmast, each of which may be made of separate spars.
2. (Mach.)
Definition: The vertical post of a derrick or crane. Afore the mast, Before the mast. See under Afore, and Before.
– Mast coat. See under Coat.
– Mast hoop, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in making a made mast. See Made.
Mast, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masted; p. pr. & vb. n. Masting.]
Definition: To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
