mash
[noun]
Synonyms: clutter, hash, hugger-mugger, jumble, jungle, litter, muddle, rummage, scramble, tumble
[verb]
Synonyms: crush, becrush, bruise, mush (up), pulp, squash, press, bear, crowd, jam, push, squab, squeeze, squish

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English Thesaurus: press, squeeze, squash, crush, mash, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

M.A.S.H /mæʃ/
a very popular US television programme(1972–82), based on Robert Altman’s film of the same name (1970) about a US army medical camp during the Korean War. Although it treated the subject in a humorous way, it also showed the serious effects that war had on people. The letters stand for ‘Mobile Army Surgical Hospital’.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

I. mash¹ /mæʃ/ (also mash up) verb [transitive]
to crush something, especially a food that has been cooked, until it is soft and smooth:
Mash the bananas.
—masher noun [countable]:
a potato masher

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II. mash² noun [uncountable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: max]

1. British English informal potatoes that have been boiled and then crushed and mixed with milk until they are smooth:
bangers (=sausages) and mash

2. a mixture of malt or crushed grain and hot water, used to make beer or whisky

3. a mixture of grain cooked with water to make a food for animals

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

press to push something down or against a surface with your fingers or foot:
The doctor gently pressed her stomach.
To move forward, press the accelerator.
I pressed ‘delete’ and started again.
squeeze to press something inwards from both sides:
It’s one of those balls that make a funny noise when you squeeze it.
Squeeze the lemon and add the juice to the sauce.
squash to press something against a surface accidentally and damage it by making it flat:
Don’t squash the tomatoes.
He sat on my hat and squashed it.
crush to press something very hard so that it breaks into very small pieces, or is very badly damaged:
Crush two cloves of garlic.
The front of the car was completely crushed in the crash.
mash to press cooked vegetables or fruit until they are soft and smooth:
Mash the potatoes while they are warm.
Babies love mashed bananas.
grind to press something solid until it becomes a powder, using a machine or tool:
the machine that grinds the corn
freshly ground coffee

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

MASH
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

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