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Dictionary: mash   (măsh) pronunciation
n.
  1. A fermentable starchy mixture from which alcohol or spirits can be distilled.
  2. A mixture of ground grain and nutrients fed to livestock and fowl.
  3. A soft pulpy mixture or mass.
  4. Chiefly British. Mashed potatoes.
  5. A crushing or grinding.
  6. Slang. An infatuation or act of flirtation.
tr.v., mashed, mash·ing, mash·es.
  1. To convert (malt or grain) into mash.
  2. To convert into a soft pulpy mixture: mash potatoes.
  3. To crush or grind. See synonyms at crush.
  4. Chiefly Southern & South Midland U.S. To apply pressure to; press.
  5. Slang. To flirt with or make sexual advances to.

[Middle English mash- (as in mashfat, mash tub), from Old English *māsc, *mǣsc, māx- (in māxwyrt, wort). V., sense 5, perhaps from Romany mash, to entice.]


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n. Grain or malt that is ground or crushed before being steeped in hot water. Mash is used in brewing beer and in the fermentation of whiskey. Sour mash is made by adding a portion of the old mash to help ferment each new batch in the same way as a portion of sourdough starter is the genesis of each new batch of sourdough bread. mash v. To crush a food (such as cooked potatoes) into a smooth, evenly textured mixture.

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verb

    To press forcefully so as to break up into a pulpy mass: crush, mush, pulp, squash. See help/harm/harmless.

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Son of Aram a grandson of Noah. In I Chronicles 1:17 he is called Meshech.

Concordance
Gen 10:23


Dry food moistened with a little water. See also bran mash.

 
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Mash may mean:

Mash may also refer to:

  • British colloquialism for mashed potatoes
  • Dialectal (American South) English synonym for "frantically press" (as in "mash that button" instead of "rapidly press that button".)
  • Mashramani, often abbreviated to "Mash", a festival which takes place in Guyana on February 23rd (Guyana Republic Day)
  • Mash, a minor Biblical figure mentioned in the book of Genesis
  • MASH, a software development concept

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Mash is also slang/a figure of speech for running quickly,running away from trouble, or cool. [1] Mash Out Posse: Genre Rock [2]


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - grød, mask, mos, mæsk
v. tr. - mose, mase, lave til grød, mæske, lave ølurt af

Nederlands (Dutch)
prakken, charmeren, bereiden van whisky etc., verbrijzelen, mengen, mengvoer, pap, verliefdheid, mengsel van verpulverd graan met water, warboel, aardappelpuree

Français (French)
n. - (Agric) pâtée, mash (pour les chevaux), trempe, (GB, Culin) purée (de pommes de terre)
v. tr. - écraser, brasser

Deutsch (German)
n. - Brei, Maische, Kartoffelbrei
v. - zerdrücken, zerstampfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πολτός, χυλός (βύνης ή ζωοτροφής), (μαγειρ.) πουρές
v. - πολτοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
schiacciare, mescolare, pappa, purè

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mistura (f), mingau (m), mixórdia (f)
v. - misturar, triturar, namorar

Русский (Russian)
пюре, мягкая бесформенная масса, увлечение, разминать, увлекать

Español (Spanish)
n. - mezcla, papilla, afrecho remojado, puré de patatas, puré de papas
v. tr. - mezclar, triturar, machacar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mäsk, sörp, mos, potatismos
v. - mäska, sörpa, mosa, laga

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
麦芽浆, 马铃薯泥, 糊状物, 混合饲料, 调情, 捣碎

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 麥芽漿, 馬鈴薯泥, 糊狀物, 混合飼料
v. tr. - 調情, 搗碎

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 빻아서 만든 것
v. tr. - 빻아서 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 混合飼料, マッシュ, マッシュポテト
v. - すりつぶす, つぶす, いちゃつく, 惚れさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هريسه (فعل) يهرس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחית, בליל, רסק, פירה, תערובת (לבהמות)‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה מחית, מזג מלט ומים, ריסק‬


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