MASH

Pronunciation (US):

• 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.

• 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