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mash
(m/&//S/ )

noun (n)

  • a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing(noun.substance)
    source: wordnet30
  • mixture of ground animal feeds(noun.food)
    source: wordnet30
  • A mesh.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state. Specifically (Brewing), ground or bruised malt, or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions(verb.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading(verb.change)
    Example:
    Mash the garlic.
    source: wordnet30
  • To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically (Brewing), to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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