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The correct spelling is mash.

How to pronounce mash

/mæʃ/
noun

IPA: /mæʃ/

Say it like: Mas-h

The correct spelling is mash. A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state. For example: "The potatoes need to be mashed."

Usage Examples

The potatoes need to be mashed.

to mash on a bicycle pedal

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
  2. 2.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.
  3. 3.Mashed potatoes.
  4. 4.A mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals.
  5. 5.A mess; trouble.

verb

  1. 1.To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
  2. 2.In brewing, to convert (for example malt, or malt and meal) into the mash which makes wort.
  3. 3.To press down hard (on).
  4. 4.To press.
  5. 5.To prepare a cup of tea in a teapot; to brew (tea).

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