Definitions
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“For your vows and oaths, Or I doubt mainly, I shall be i' the mash " too”
“We had fun mashing apples in a mill.”
“The potatoes need to be mashed.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Crush soft”4 letters
02“Crush into pulp”4 letters
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