mash
To convert into a mashTo convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
» Would you pass the mashed potatoes, please?
Вы не могли бы передать мне картофельное пюре, пожалуйста? — odexed
Ви не могли би передати картопляне пюре, будь ласка? — deniko
Ти не міг би передати картопляне пюре, будь ласка? — deniko
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8 senses(transitive)To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
We had fun mashing apples in a mill.
The potatoes need to be mashed.
zerstampfen, mischen
пюрироватьpjurirovatʹ, превращать в пюреprevraščatʹ v pjure
(transitive)In brewing, to convert (for example malt, or malt and meal) into the mash which makes wort, by mixing it with hot water.
(Northern England, UK, Yorkshire, transitive)To prepare a cup of tea in a teapot; to brew (tea).
(ambitransitive)To press down hard (on).
to mash on a bicycle pedal
надави́тьnadavítʹ, дави́тьdavítʹ
(Southern US, informal, transitive)To press.
дави́тьdavítʹ
(informal, transitive)To press (a button) rapidly and repeatedly.
To flirt, to make eyes, to make romantic advances.
(archaic, intransitive)To act violently.
- reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
Examples
91 sentencesWould you pass the mashed potatoes, please?
Ви не могли би передати картопляне пюре, будь ласка? — deniko
ruВы не могли бы передать мне картофельное пюре, пожалуйста? — odexed
We have a lot of mashed potatoes.
У нас багато картопляного пюре. — deniko
ruУ нас много картофельного пюре. — marafon
Tom put some mashed potatoes on his plate.
Том поклав собі на тарілку картопляне пюре. — lingvokrolik
ruТом положил себе на тарелку картофельного пюре. — marafon
deTom lud sich Kartoffelbrei auf seinen Teller. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Would you like more mashed potatoes?
Бажаєте ще картопляного пюре? — lingvokrolik
deHättest du gerne mehr Kartoffelbrei? — Yorwba
I like mashed potatoes.
Я люблю картопляне пюре. — deniko
ruЯ люблю пюре. — Balamax
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English mashen, maschen, meshen, from Old English *māsċan, *mǣsċan, from ProtoFrom Middle English mashen, maschen, meshen, from Old English *māsċan, *mǣsċan, from Proto-Germanic *maiskijaną. Cognate with German maischen. Compare also Middle Low German meskewert, mēschewert (“beerwort”).
Either by analogy with mash (“to press, to soften”), or more likely from Romani masha (“a fascinator, an enticer”), mashdva (“fascination, enticement”). Originally used in theater, and recorded in US in 1870s. Either originally used as mash, or a backformation from masher, from masha. Leland writes of the etymology:
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Forms
mashes, mashing, mashed, mashedSynonyms
17 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
4 patterns- mashed potatoes
- like mashed potatoes
- the mashed potatoes
- like mashed
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.