mashed

mash  (msh)

n.

1. A fermentable starchy mixture from which alcohol or spirits can be distilled.

2. A mixture of ground grain and nutrients fed to livestock and fowl.

3. A soft pulpy mixture or mass.

4. A crushing or grinding.

5. Slang An infatuation or act of flirtation.

tr.v. mashed, mash·ing, mash·es

1. To convert (malt or grain) into mash.

2. To convert into a soft pulpy mixture: mash potatoes.

3. To crush or grind. See Synonyms at crush.

4. Chiefly Southern & South Midland U.S. To apply pressure to; press.

5. Slang To flirt with or make sexual advances to.

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[Middle English mash- (as in mashfat, mash tub), from Old English *msc, *msc, mx- (in mxwyrt, wort); see meik- in Indo-European roots. V., sense 5, perhaps from Romany mash, to entice.]

Translations

mashed [mæʃt] adj mashed potatoes → purè m di patate