Definition: mash
mash
n 1: a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in
brewing
2: mixture of ground animal feeds
v 1: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or
condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
[syn: squash, crush, squelch, squeeze]
2: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The
guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My
husband never flirts with other women" [syn: chat up, flirt,
dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander]
3: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading;
"grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn: grind,
crunch, bray, comminute]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mash \Mash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Mashing.] [Akin to G. meischen, maischen, to mash, mix, and prob. to mischen, E. mix. See 2d Mash.] To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically (Brewing), to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort. Mashing tub, a tub for making the mash in breweries and distilleries; -- called also mash tun, and mash vat.
Mash \Mash\, n. A mesh. [Obs.]
Mash \Mash\, n. [Akin to G. meisch, maisch, meische, maische, mash, wash, and prob. to AS. miscian to mix. See Mix.] 1. A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state. Specifically (Brewing), ground or bruised malt, or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort. 2. A mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals. 3. A mess; trouble. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. Mash tun, a large tub used in making mash and wort.
Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)
Mash, same as Meshech
Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Mash (= Meshech 1 Chr. 1:17), one of the four sons of Aram, and the name of a tribe descended from him (Gen. 10:23) inhabiting some part probably of Mesopotamia. Some have supposed that they were the inhabitants of Mount Masius, the present Karja Baghlar, which forms part of the chain of Taurus.
