mashed

[ masht ]

/ mæʃt /

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noun Informal.

mashed potatoes: The pork chop comes with string beans and mashed.

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Origin of mashed

First recorded in 1920–25

OTHER WORDS FROM mashed

un·mashed, adjective

Words nearby mashed

maser, maseru, mash, mash-up, masham, mashed, masher, masherbrum, mashgiach, mashgiah, mashhad

Definition for mashed (2 of 3)

mash¹

[ mash ]

/ mæʃ /

verb (used with object)

to crush: He mashed his thumb with a hammer.

to reduce to a soft, pulpy mass, as by beating or pressure, especially in the preparation of food.

to mix (crushed malt or meal of grain) with hot water to form wort.

noun

a soft, pulpy mass.

a pulpy condition.

a mixture of boiled grain, bran, meal, etc., fed warm to horses and cattle.

crushed malt or meal of grain mixed with hot water to form wort.

British Slang. mashed potatoes.

Origin of mash

before 1000; Middle English; Old English mǣsc-, masc- (in compounds); cognate with German Maische

Definition for mashed (3 of 3)

mash²

[ mash ]

/ mæʃ /

Older Slang.

noun

a flirtation or infatuation.

a flirt; sweetheart; lover.

verb (used with object)

to flirt with; court the affections of.

Origin of mash

1880–85; orig. theatrical argot; of uncertain origin

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She also recommends the banana split shake: strawberry, chocolate, and a mashed banana.
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But when the storm makes landfall, you get the small waves along with the big, all mashed together in a disorganized jumble.
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Brewis is made of crusts and dry pieces of bread, soaked a good while in hot milk, mashed up, and eaten with salt.
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To three cupfuls of the mashed potatoes take one and one half cupfuls of fish.
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"You help Bettie stir the soup and the mashed potatoes," said Jean, whisking off her apron and tying it about Mabel's neck.
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She ate mint sauce and mashed potatoes, she ate green corn pudding, and a salad, and watermelon.
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These may be mashed with a stout hoe or shovel, or with a block like a pavier's rammer.
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British Dictionary definitions for mashed (1 of 3)

mashed

/ (mæʃt) /

adjective

slang intoxicated; drunk

British Dictionary definitions for mashed (2 of 3)

MASH

/ (mæʃ) /

n acronym for (in the US)

Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

British Dictionary definitions for mashed (3 of 3)

mash

/ (mæʃ) /

noun

a soft pulpy mass or consistency

agriculture a feed of bran, meal, or malt mixed with water and fed to horses, cattle, or poultry

(esp in brewing) a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water, from which malt is extracted

British informal mashed potatoes

Northern English dialect a brew of tea

verb (tr)

to beat or crush into a mash

to steep (malt grains) in hot water in order to extract malt, esp for making malt liquors

Northern English dialect to brew (tea)

archaic to flirt with

Derived forms of mash

mashed, adjectivemasher, noun

Word Origin for mash

Old English mǣsc- (in compound words); related to Middle Low German mēsch

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MASH

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Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

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