mash

mash (something) with (something)

1. To use something to crush or smash something else into dust or paste. Mash the avocado with the mortar and pestle before you add the tomato, onion, and lime juice.
2. To crush or smash multiple ingredients together to form a mixture. Make sure you mash the tomatoes with a teaspoon of sugar to cut through their acidity.
3. To combine different elements in a clumsy, forceful manner. The director mashes a gross-out comedy with a vampire horror film to create something quite unlike anything else you'll see this year—for better or worse.
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mash on (something)

To press down on something very forcefully and without finesse. Don't just start mashing on the keyboard when the computer stalls like that—you'll only make it freeze up even worse. I've got a patient who's been mashing on the call button every 10 minutes.
See also: mash, on

mash up (something)

1. To crush or smash something into dust or paste. To start, mash up the avocadoes until they are completely smooth, then begin mixing in the tomatoes, onions, and lime juice.
2. To combine two songs or recordings to create a single audio track. He became very popular for the clever way he mashes up classical music and gangster rap.
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mashed

slang Extremely drunk. Sorry if I said anything inappropriate last night, I was pretty mashed toward the end there.
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mish-mash

A jumbled, disorganized mixture of several various things. The "stew" he served was just a bizarre mish-mash of stuff he had left over in his fridge. The story is a mish-mash of inconsistent themes and plotlines that never go anywhere.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

mash on something

to press on something, such as a button. (Southern.) He kept mashing on the doorbell until someone responded. Just mash on this button if you want someone to come.
See also: mash, on

mash something up

to crush something into a paste or pieces. Mash the potatoes up and put them in a bowl. Mash up the potatoes and serve them to our guests.
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mash something with something

 
1. to use something to mash something up. Vernon mashed the potatoes with a spoon because he couldn't find the masher. Gerald used the heel of his shoe to mash the wasp.
2. to combine ingredients while mashing. Mash the turnips with the butter. She mashed the potatoes with sour cream, cream cheese, and a little garlic salt.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

mash up

v.
1. To combine some recordings to produce a composite recording: The DJ mashed popular songs up. The DJ mashed up two songs by The Beatles. The DJ mashed the popular song up with an old blues song.
2. To mash something completely: The cook mashed up the potatoes. I threw the turnips into a bowl and mashed them up.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

mash

in. to neck and pet. (Collegiate.) Who are those two mashing in the corner?

mashed

mod. alcohol intoxicated. Both guys were so mashed. I called my brother, who came and rescued me.
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mish-mash

and mish-mosh (ˈmɪʃmæʃ and ˈmɪʃmɑʃ)
n. a mixture; a disorderly conglomeration. There’s no theme or focus. It’s just a mish-mash.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • add to
  • add to (something)
  • add on
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • add in
  • all right
  • (you) wanna make something of it?
References in periodicals archive
Mashed potatoes dishes are my go-to, whether it's cottage pie, fish pie even stovies.
According to (https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1916637/creamy-mash) BBC Good Food , the ingredients required to make the mash are 11/2 kg (3.6 pounds) floury potatoes cut into even chunks, 125 ml semi-skimmed milk, one tablespoon butter and four tablespoon crAaAaAeA?me fraAaAaAeA@
In addition, the supermarket offered the Greenways a refund for the PS2.50 mash, along with a PS15 moneycard.
Jill Daye, of In Focus Brands, discusses: "We want to build the sustainable, best practice solutions for Mash Card's vision and future success.
Mash and add simmering liquid and seasoning until you achieve the desired flavour and consistency.
You'd be hard pushed to beat this making homemade mash - yes, it's that good.
Following this divestment, MASH Holdings has agreed to a lock-up period of 180 days for its remaining stake in Sports Direct, the target firm explained.Country: UkraineSector: Clothing/Textiles, Consumer Products, Wholesale/RetailTarget: Sports Direct International PlcBuyer: Unnamed parties.Vendor: MASH Holdings Limited, Mike AshleyDeal size in USD: 172mType: DivestmentStatus: Closed
vvGooglinga runner Mash Potato 2.00 Thirsk A dish made by first boiling, then mashing potatoes, mash (or mashed) potato is best made using a floury type of potato.
Once a month, Chicago-area high school students make a trip to the Tribune Tower, home of the Chicago Tribune, to discuss the next issue of The Mash, a student-generated newspaper.
Chop off the stems, then grind peppers into a medium to fine mash with a food processor.
Lamb Weston's innovative range of potato products includes Homestyle Mash--a rich, real potato mash without the washing, peeling, mixing and mashing involved with making homemade mash!
An Ishida tray sealer and check-weigher/metal detector combination at Mash Direct, manufacturer of Ireland's leading quick-serve mashed potato, vegetable and cabbage products, are delivering speed and efficiency in the packing process, as well as helping to maintain quality standards and reduce product giveaway.
Meanwhile, MASH issued a news release saying a licensed veterinarian, Dr.
"With an output of up to six brews a day, the compact brewhouse can serve here as a complement to the larger systems," said Danuta Kessler-Zieroth of Krones AG "Depending on the mashing process selected, the maximum of four vessels in the compact brewhouse can be utilized at will either as a mash kettle, a mash/wort copper, a lauter tun, or a mash/lauter tun, complemented by the whirlpool."
The old way, which was portrayed by an exasperated woman peeling a mound of potatoes, was contrasted with the new way: microwave, steam and mash. A print ad showed a peeler off in a corner with the headline, "Give your potato peeler a time-out." Tagline: "We peel and chop, you steam and mash."