mash Definition

mash
verb mashes, mashed, mashing

1. To beat or crush it into a pulpy mass.

Thesaurus: crush, pulverize, squash, masticate, macerate, grind, pummel, beat.
Form: mash something up (also)
2. In the brewing process: to mix (malt) with hot water.

noun mashes (plural in senses 1 and 3 only)

1. A boiled mixture of grain and water used to feed farm animals.
2. A mixture of crushed malt and hot water, used in brewing.
3. Any soft or pulpy mass.
4. colloq
Mashed potatoes.

Derivative: mashed
adj

Derivative: masher
noun

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon masc-, used in compounds.