mash
1. mash \'mash\ n [ME, fr. OE ma-x-; akin to MHG meisch mash] 1: crushed
malt or grain meal steeped and stirred in hot water to produce w ort 2: a
mixture of ground feeds for livestock 3: a soft pulpy mass
2. mash vt 1a: to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure 1b:
CRUSH, SMASH {~ a finger} 2: to subject (as crushed malt) to the action of
water with heating and st irring in preparing wort
3. mash vt [prob. fr. 2mash] : to make amorous or flirtatious advances to
4. mash n : CRUSH