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| mash [ mash ] |
noun |
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1. grain and water mix: a fermentable mixture of hot water and grain, usually barley or wheat, from which alcohol is brewed or distilled
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2. animal food: a mixture of ground feeds for livestock or poultry
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3. pulpy mass: the consistency of a soft pulp
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transitive verb (past and past participle mashed, present participle mash·ing, 3rd person present singular mash·es) |
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1. soak grain: to soak grain in hot water to make a mash for brewing or for feeding to animals
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2. make something into pulp: to squash something into a pulpy mass
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3. crush something: to crush or grind something
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informal
)
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4. make advances: to make sexual advances toward somebody, especially a man to a woman
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slang
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5. Caribbean step on: to step on something
  The driver had to mash brakes suddenly.
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| [ Old English masc "mash for brewing" < Indo-European] |
