mash
verb [T] /mæʃ/Definition
› to crush food, usually after cooking it, so that it forms a soft mass: Mash the potatoes and then mix in the butter and herbs.Preparing foodPreparing food using heat › mainly US informal to violently crush part of a body or an object: His face was badly mashed up in the accident.Squeezing and grinding
(Definition of mash verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- compact verb
- concertina verb
- constrict verb (BECOME TIGHTER)
- crush verb (PRESS)
- firm verb (MAKE HARD)
- grind sth into sth phrasal verb
- grind verb (MAKE SMALLER)
- grind verb (RUB)
- ground verb (GRIND)
- nip verb (PRESS QUICKLY)
- pack verb (MASS)
- pound verb
- press verb (PUSH)
- pulverize verb
- shut sth in sth phrasal verb
- squeeze noun (PRESS)
- squeeze verb (PRESS TOGETHER)
- squinch verb
- squish verb
- tamp verb
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