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as in crush
a strong but often short-lived liking for another person she's usually got a mash on moviedom's hunk du jour

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mash

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verb

1
as in to squeeze
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of this press can mash 10 bushels of apples at a time

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as in to crush
to cause to become a pulpy mass mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture

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Recent Examples of mash
Noun
Miss Bohun pinches pennies by turning the heat down in the winter and feeding her lodgers bean mash. The Know, Denver Post, 18 May 2025 Stitzel-Weller became known for producing what was then an unconventional style of bourbon—one made with wheat instead of rye in the mash bill. Emily Price, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Verb
The set concludes with a surprising shift in the last three songs, instrumentals in which the psychedelic sounds mash up with electronic ones. Delfina Marchese, Billboard, 19 June 2025 Gameplay: Exciting Ninja Action To call Shinobi: Art of Vengeance a simple platformer would do it a disservice, because there's a lot more going on than just pushing forward and mashing buttons. Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for mash
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Noun
  • The source also said that the two have a very cordial relationship, but have tiny crushes on each other.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 19 July 2025
  • As captured in videos on social media, chaos broke out when a line of people using an escalator at the station started to rush down the steps after hearing screaming, resulting in a dangerous crowd crush.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 July 2025
Verb
  • The Euro 2025 quarter-finals had late drama, with Italy squeezing past Norway, a comeback out of nowhere from England, and a farcical penalty shootout win over Sweden.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 July 2025
  • Then, squeeze your Magic Eraser a few times to activate the foaming bubbles.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • Here, traditional saa paper is made by hand from the bark of mulberry trees: soaked, pulped, and pressed into delicate sheets embedded with local flowers and leaves.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • There is enough current in the lakes to float logs, and there was pulping activity somewhere above us.
    Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
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  • And, of course, there are two multipurpose pools, a state-of-the-art fitness center (complete with pilates reformers), squash courts and a hiking trail around the island.
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • There’s a subtle bitter aftertaste, a hint of plastic that’s best squashed with a chaser—another belt, and another, until the citric acid numbs your tongue and the sugar numbs your senses.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 July 2025

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“Mash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mash. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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