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Word: Mash
Speech Type: Verb
Old English māsc (as a brewing term), of West Germanic origin; perhaps ultimately related to mix
maʃ
reduce (food or other substance) to a soft mass by crushing it
Short Definition:crush food
Examples:- mash the beans to a paste
(in brewing) mix (powdered malt) with hot water to form wort
Short Definition:mix malt and water
Examples:- the barley is dried out over peat fires and mashed with water which flows through peat ground
(with reference to tea) brew or infuse
Short Definition:make tea
Examples:- I've just mashed a pot of tea
- we'd let the pot mash for ten minutes
Word: Mash
Speech Type: Noun
maʃ
a soft mass made by crushing a substance into a pulp, sometimes with the addition of liquid
Short Definition:soft mass
Examples:- pound the garlic to a mash
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