mash

noun

• a uniform mass made by crushing a substance into a soft pulp, sometimes with the addition of liquid:pound the garlic to a mash
• bran mixed with hot water given as a warm food to horses or other animals.
• British informal mashed potatoes.
• (in brewing) a mixture of powdered malt and hot water, which is stood until the sugars dissolve to form the wort.

verb

• 1reduce (a food or other substance) to a uniform mass by crushing it:mash the beans to a paste (as adjective mashed)mashed bananas
• crush or smash (something) to a pulp:he almost had his head mashed by a slamming door
• US & West Indian informal press forcefully on (something):the worst thing you can do is mash the brake pedal

• 2(in brewing) mix (powdered malt) with hot water to form wort.

• 3British informal (with reference to tea) brew or infuse.