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MASH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mixture of ground animal feeds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("mash" is a kind of...):

feed; provender (food for domestic livestock)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mash"):

chicken feed; scratch (dry mash for poultry)

Derivation:

mash (reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading)

mash (to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("mash" is a kind of...):

suspension (a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mash"):

sour mash (a mash with optimum acidity for yeast fermentation; a mixture of old and new mash; used in distilling some whiskeys)

Derivation:

mash (reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading)

mash (to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

Example:

mash the garlic

Synonyms:

bray; comminute; crunch; grind; mash

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "mash" is one way to...):

break up; fragment; fragmentise; fragmentize (break or cause to break into pieces)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mash"):

pulp (reduce to pulp)

pestle (grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar)

mill (grind with a mill)

Sentence frames:

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Something ----s something

Derivation:

mash (mixture of ground animal feeds)

mash (a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing)

masher (a kitchen utensil used for mashing (e.g. potatoes))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

Example:

My husband never flirts with other women

Synonyms:

butterfly; chat up; coquet; coquette; dally; flirt; mash; philander; romance

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "mash" is one way to...):

speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mash"):

wanton (engage in amorous play)

vamp (act seductively with (someone))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

masher (a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women)

Sense 3

Meaning:

To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

Example:

squeeze a lemon

Synonyms:

crush; mash; squash; squeeze; squelch

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "mash" is one way to...):

press (exert pressure or force to or upon)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mash"):

wring (twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid)

stamp (crush or grind with a heavy instrument)

steamroller (crush with a steamroller as if to level)

tread (crush as if by treading on)

telescope (crush together or collapse)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

mash (mixture of ground animal feeds)

mash (a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing)

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