MASH
Dictionary entry overview: What does mash mean?
• MASH (noun)
The noun MASH has 2 senses:
1. a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing
2. mixture of ground animal feeds
Familiarity information: MASH used as a noun is rare.
• MASH (verb)
The verb MASH has 3 senses:
1. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
2. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
3. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
Familiarity information: MASH used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MASH (noun)
Meaning:
A mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("mash" is a kind of...):
suspension (a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mash"):
sour mash (a mash with optimum acidity for yeast fermentation; a mixture of old and new mash; used in distilling some whiskeys)
Meaning:
Mixture of ground animal feeds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("mash" is a kind of...):
feed; provender (food for domestic livestock)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mash"):
chicken feed; scratch (dry mash for poultry)
• MASH (verb)
Meaning:
To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
mash; squash; squeeze; crush; squelch
Context examples:
crush an aluminum can / squeeze a lemon
Hypernyms (to "mash" is one way to...):
press (exert pressure or force to or upon)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mash"):
wring (twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid)
stamp (crush or grind with a heavy instrument)
steamroller (crush with a steamroller as if to level)
tread (crush as if by treading on)
telescope (crush together or collapse)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
flirt; coquette; coquet; chat up; philander; mash; romance; butterfly; dally
Context examples:
The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries / My husband never flirts with other women
Hypernyms (to "mash" is one way to...):
speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mash"):
vamp (act seductively with (someone))
wanton (engage in amorous play)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
comminute; bray; grind; mash; crunch
Context examples:
grind the spices in a mortar / mash the garlic
Hypernyms (to "mash" is one way to...):
break up; fragment; fragmentise; fragmentize (break or cause to break into pieces)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mash"):
pulp (reduce to pulp)
pestle (grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar)
mill (grind with a mill)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
