mashes >> maʃ
Definition: [verb] reduce (food or other substance) to a soft mass by crushing it.
Example: mash the beans to a paste
Definition: [verb] (in brewing) mix (powdered malt) with hot water to form wort.
Example: the barley is dried out over peat fires and mashed with water which flows through peat ground
Definition: [verb] (with reference to tea) brew or infuse.
Example: I've just mashed a pot of tea
Definition: [noun] a soft mass made by crushing a substance into a pulp, sometimes with the addition of liquid.
Example: pound the garlic to a mash