Meanings
mash1
plural mashes
- uncountableA mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
- UKcountableuncountableMashed potatoes.
- countableuncountableA mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals.
- countableobsoleteuncountableA mess; trouble.
For your vows and oaths, Or I doubt mainly, I shall be i' the mash " too
1609–1612, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Captaine”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)
mash2
present singular third person mashes · participle present mashing · participle past mashed · past mashed
- transitiveTo convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
The potatoes need to be mashed.
1 more example
We had fun mashing apples in a mill.
Synonyms: pomate
- transitiveIn brewing, to convert (for example malt, or malt and meal) into the mash which makes wort, by mixing it with hot water.
- Northern EnglandUKYorkshiretransitiveLancashireTo 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 - ambitransitiveTo press down hard (on).
to mash on a bicycle pedal
- Southern USinformaltransitiveTo press.
- archaicintransitiveTo act violently.
- informaltransitivegamesTo press (a button) rapidly and repeatedly.
mash3
mash4
present singular third person mashes · participle present mashing · participle past mashed · past mashed
plural mashes
- obsoleteAn infatuation, a crush, a fancy.
- obsoleteThe object of one’s affections (regardless of sex).
mash5
plural mashes
- Multicultural London EnglishcountableslangA gun.
If the mash empty, tell boy reload it
2023 August 24, “Dri-Fit”, SWiTCH (lyrics)GRM Daily, 0:544 more examples
This mash works but I don't know about yours […] Better hope your mash don't jam, bare ping ping like a BB […] I see a boy run with his mash, I see a boy run with his jooka […] Don't talk about mashes, we've lost about ten I know about cookers
2016, “Skeng Man”, Various performers of 67 (lyrics)Rise that heater, tap that mash They don't come outside their flats Decamp, decamp, aim this toolie at your hat They piss us off on Snap, so we rise up and load them straps
2020 July 2, “Stop Check”, Td of TPL (lyrics)Close man’s eyes, make them look Chinese Or do it like tits when the mash gets squeezed When we squeeze that mash, tell your boy don’t dash Me I just want cash But if they want war let’s leave it at dat
2021 October 19, “Exciting Freestyle”, 🇮🇪 #D15 Trigz (lyrics)Shoot my gun like Tommy Shеlby If I get close ching him out of his LVs Slimey as fuck, man took that mash Probably takе that grub that he sell me (Take that)
2023 September 28, “Block Boy”, #Sinsquad Stewie (lyrics), 0:47
mash6
- alternativeAlternative form of maash (“a mung bean”).
MASH7
- abbreviationacronymAcronym of Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.
- Canadaabbreviationinitialismpublic sectorInitialism of municipal, academic, schools and hospitals
Don, who is now a member of the Kings Counsel, has been practicing law for over four decades. Focused on municipal law in the MASH sector, his law firm, Lidstone and Company – Barristers and Solicitors has evolved to include 26 lawyers, two articling students and 12 support staff.
2024 October 7, “Homecoming 2024 caps off with memorable reunion”, in University of Winnipeg News, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2025
Mash8
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
More synonyms by meaning
verbto compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
verbtalk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
verbreduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
mash · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*meyǵ-
- Proto-Germanic*maiskaz
- Old Englishmǣsċ
- Middle Englishmash
- Englishmash
From Middle English mash, from Old English mǣsċ, māsċ, māx, from Proto-Germanic *maiskaz, *maiskō (“mixture, mash”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyǵ-, *meyḱ- (“to mix”). Akin to German Meisch, Maische (“mash”), (compare meischen, maischen (“to mash, wash”)), Swedish mäsk (“mash”), and to Old English miscian (“to mix”). See mix.
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-Germanic
Full word history & related roots →mash · verb
- Proto-Germanic*maiskijaną
- Old English*māsċan
- Middle Englishmashen
- Englishmash
From Middle English mashen, maschen, meshen, from Old English *māsċan, *mǣsċan, from Proto-Germanic *maiskijaną. Cognate with German maischen. Compare also Middle Low German meskewert, mēschewert (“beerwort”).
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-Germanic
Full word history & related roots →mash · verb, noun
- Romanimasha“a fascinator, an enticer”
- Englishmash
Either by analogy with mash (“to press, to soften”), or more likely from Romani masha (“a fascinator, an enticer”), mashdva (“fascination, enticement”). Originally used in theater, and recorded in US in 1870s. Either originally used as mash, or a backformation from masher, from masha. Leland writes of the etymology: : It was introduced by the well-known gypsy family of actors, C., among whom Romany was habitually spoken. The word “masher” or “mash” means in that tongue to allure, delude, or entice. It was doubtless much aided in its popularity by its quasi-identity with the English word. But there can be no doubt as to the gypsy origin of “mash” as used on the stage. I am indebted for this information to the late well-known impresario [Albert Marshall] Palmer of New York, and I made a note of it years before the term had become at all popular.
More words from Romani
Full word history & related roots →mash · noun
Mostly clipping of machine gun, but also for imitative reasons, compare the gun-names mop and broom; intentionally chosen around 2000 due to its homonymy and obscurity for legal reasons.
Full word history & related roots →Mash · proper noun
Probably an alteration of Marsh, a topological surname from Old English mersċ ("bog, swamp, marsh"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *móri ("sea; standing water").
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian каша, пюре
- каша (kaša)a mass of mixed ingredients
- пюре (pjure)a mass of mixed ingredients
- ярма (jarma)a mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals
- корм (korm)a mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals
- смачквам (smačkvam)convert (something) into a mash
- скашквам (skaškvam)convert (something) into a mash
- любим (ljubim)an infatuation, a crush, a fancy
Chinese Mandarin 搗碎 /捣碎
- 搗碎 /捣碎 (dǎosuì)convert (something) into a mash
Czech kaše, rmutovat
- kašea mass of mixed ingredients
- rmutovatconvert (something) into a mash
- rmutovatto steep grains in brewing
Danish grød, mæsk
- grøda mass of mixed ingredients
- mæskin brewing
Esperanto majŝo
- majŝoin brewing
Finnish muusi, sose
- muusia mass of mixed ingredients
- sosea mass of mixed ingredients
- mäskiin brewing
- muhentaaconvert (something) into a mash
- survoaconvert (something) into a mash
- muusataconvert (something) into a mash
- soseuttaaconvert (something) into a mash
- mäskätäto steep grains in brewing
- survoapress down hard on (something)
- survaistapress down hard on (something)
- puristaapress (something)
- painaapress (something)
- rämpyttääpress (a button) repeatedly
French purée, empâtage
- puréea mass of mixed ingredients
- empâtagein brewing
- brassinin brewing
- maischein brewing
- masha mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals
- écraserconvert (something) into a mash
- tremperto steep grains in brewing
- empâterto steep grains in brewing
- écraserpress down hard on (something)
German Brei, Mus
- Breia mass of mixed ingredients
- Musa mass of mixed ingredients
- Maischein brewing
- Futterbreia mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals
- zerstampfenconvert (something) into a mash
- mischenconvert (something) into a mash
Greek πολτοποιώ, λιώνω
- πολτοποιώ (poltopoió)convert (something) into a mash
- λιώνω (lióno)convert (something) into a mash
Hungarian kása, pép
- kásaa mass of mixed ingredients
- pépa mass of mixed ingredients
- pempőa mass of mixed ingredients
- püréa mass of mixed ingredients
- zúzaléka mass of mixed ingredients
- cefrein brewing
- malátaléin brewing
- takarmánykeveréka mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals
- zúzconvert (something) into a mash
- összezúzconvert (something) into a mash
- összetörconvert (something) into a mash
Latin intrīta, farrago
- intrītaa mass of mixed ingredients
- farragoa mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals
Lithuanian misa
- misain brewing
Māori pāhia, kōhari
- pāhiaa mass of mixed ingredients
- kōharia mass of mixed ingredients
- whakapēconvert (something) into a mash
- kōhariconvert (something) into a mash
- penupenuconvert (something) into a mash
- pehuconvert (something) into a mash
- kōrapuconvert (something) into a mash
Norwegian mos, mosa
- mosa mass of mixed ingredients
- mosaconvert (something) into a mash
Norwegian Bokmål grøt, stappe
- grøta mass of mixed ingredients
- stappea mass of mixed ingredients
- mesketo steep grains in brewing
Polish miazga, zacier
- miazgaa mass of mixed ingredients
- zacierin brewing
- flirtan infatuation, a crush, a fancy
Portuguese triturar, amassar
- triturarconvert (something) into a mash
- amassarconvert (something) into a mash
Romanian pireu, piure
- pireua mass of mixed ingredients
- piurea mass of mixed ingredients
Russian пюре́, пюрировать
- пюре́ (pjurɛ́)a mass of mixed ingredients
- пюрировать (pjurirovatʹ)convert (something) into a mash
- превращать в пюре (prevraščatʹ v pjure)convert (something) into a mash
- надави́ть (nadavítʹ)press down hard on (something)
- дави́ть (davítʹ)press down hard on (something)
- дави́ть (davítʹ)press (something)
Spanish mezcla, puré
- mezclaa mass of mixed ingredients
- puréa mass of mixed ingredients
- malta remojadain brewing
- amasijoa mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals
- machacarconvert (something) into a mash
- hacer puréconvert (something) into a mash
- majarconvert (something) into a mash
- pistarconvert (something) into a mash
- hacer en puréconvert (something) into a mash
- convertir en puréconvert (something) into a mash
- volver en puréconvert (something) into a mash
Swedish mos, gröt
- mosa mass of mixed ingredients
- gröta mass of mixed ingredients
- mäskin brewing
- mosaconvert (something) into a mash
- mosapress down hard on (something)
- mosapress (something)
Welsh llith, stwnsio
- llitha mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals
- stwnsioconvert (something) into a mash
- potsioconvert (something) into a mash
- brecáuto steep grains in brewing
- macsuto steep grains in brewing
- pwyopress down hard on (something)
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mash
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Cite this entry
mash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mash
“mash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mash. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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