mashing

/M AE1 SH IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure

    โ€œThe potatoes need to be mashed.โ€

  2. 2

    In brewing, to convert (for example malt, or malt and meal) into the mash which makes wort.

  3. 3

    To press down hard (on).

    โ€œto mash on a bicycle pedalโ€

  4. 4

    To press.

  5. 5

    To prepare a cup of tea in a teapot; to brew (tea).

  6. 6

    To act violently.

verb
  1. 1

    To flirt, to make eyes, to make romantic advances

noun
  1. 1

    The process by which something is mashed or beaten to pulp.

  2. 2

    The action of soaking malted barley etc., in order to convert starch into sugars as part of the brewing process.

  3. 3

    The process of preparing tea in a teapot.

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