mash 1 of 2

as in crush
a strong but often short-lived liking for another person she's usually got a mash on moviedom's hunk du jour

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mash

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verb

1
as in to squeeze
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of this press can mash 10 bushels of apples at a time

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as in to crush
to cause to become a pulpy mass mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture

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Recent Examples of mash
Noun
Stitzel-Weller became known for producing what was then an unconventional style of bourbon—one made with wheat instead of rye in the mash bill. Emily Price, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 The mash bill has not been disclosed, but it’s believed to be low rye. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
Game developer Barbara Truelove mashes up B-movie monsters with 24th-century sci-fi in her latest space adventure, which sees a sentient ship AI go toe-to-toe with Dracula. Natalie Zutter june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025 With a fork, mash the banana in a separate small bowl until mostly smooth, leaving a few clumps. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for mash
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Noun
  • Anyone who's ever had a social media crush (or frenemy) might relate a little too much to this juicy drama.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 July 2025
  • But her real country collaboration crush is Ella Langley.
    Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Kalvin Phillips squeezes a pass through the gap and into Omari Hutchinson, taking three Forest players out of the game.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • Marlene alleged her son grabbed and started to squeeze her throat.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Here, traditional saa paper is made by hand from the bark of mulberry trees: soaked, pulped, and pressed into delicate sheets embedded with local flowers and leaves.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • There is enough current in the lakes to float logs, and there was pulping activity somewhere above us.
    Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
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  • But that decades-old business paradigm was squashed in 2020 by a successful reform campaign waged by the Writers Guild of America, asseting that the whole system was rife with conflicts of interest.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 June 2025
  • There's also Malabar shrimp ($25.95) and a vegetarian korma with chickpeas and squash ($22.95).
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 26 June 2025

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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mash. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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