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mashed       [masht] Pronunciation Key
–noun Informal.
mashed potatoes: The pork chop comes with string beans and mashed.
[Origin: 1920–25]
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mash       (māsh)  Pronunciation Key 
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); see meik- in Indo-European roots. V., sense 5, perhaps from Romany mash, to entice.]

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