I. ˈmash transitive verb
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
b. : crush , smash
mash a finger
2. : to subject (as crushed malt) to the action of water with heating and stirring in preparing wort
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English mash-, from Old English māx-; akin to Middle High German meisch mash
Date: 1577
1. : a mixture of ground feeds for livestock
2. : crushed malt or grain meal steeped and stirred in hot water to produce wort
3. : a soft pulpy mass
4. British : mashed potatoes
III. noun
Etymology: perhaps from mash (I)
Date: 1870
: crush 4
IV. transitive verb
Date: 1877
: to flirt with or seek the affection of