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mashed

/mæʃt/

mashed is the simple past and past participle of mash.

Adjective

mashed (comparative more mashed, superlative most mashed)

  1. Broken up into a pulpy state.
    • mashed potatoes
    Synonyms:
    pulped
  2. (informal) intoxicated
    Synonyms:
    drunk

Meaning of mash

Verb

mash (third-person singular simple present mashes, present participle mashing, simple past and past participle mashed)

  1. (transitive) To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
    • We had fun mashing apples in a mill.
    Synonyms:
    pomate
  2. (transitive) In brewing, to convert (for example malt, or malt and meal) into the mash which makes wort, by mixing it with hot water.
  3. (Northern England, UK, Yorkshire, transitive, Lancashire) To prepare a cup of tea in a teapot; to brew (tea).
    • He took the kettle off the fire and mashed the tea.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “Chapter 10”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC
  4. (ambitransitive) To press down hard (on).
    • to mash on a bicycle pedal
  5. (Southern US, informal, transitive) To press.
  6. (archaic, intransitive) To act violently.

See all 19 meanings of mash

Synonyms of mashed

Forms of mashed

comparativemore mashed
superlativemost mashed

Words formed from mashed

Phrases with mashed

Words that rhyme with mashed

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Questions about mashed

What does mashed mean?
Mashed means broken up into a pulpy state.
What is mashed the simple past and past participle of?
Mashed is the simple past and past participle of mash.
What part of speech is mashed?
Mashed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce mashed?
Mashed is pronounced /mæʃt/.

Words near mashed in the dictionary

  1. mashbill
  2. mashbills
  3. Mashburn
  4. Mashburns
  5. mashcore
  6. mashed
  7. mashed on
  8. mashed potato
  9. mashed potato-ey
  10. mashed potato-y
  11. mashed potatoes

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