1 (also mashed potato, mashed potatoes) (all BrE) [U] potatoes that have been boiled and crushed into a soft mass, often with butter and milk:
bangers and mash
2 [U] grain cooked in water until soft, used to feed farm animals
3 [U] a mixture of MALT grains and hot water, used for making beer, etc.
4 [sing.] a ~ (of sth) any food that has been crushed into a soft mass:
The soup was a mash of grain and vegetables.
seealsoMISHMASH
verb [VN] ~ sth (up) to crush food into a soft mass:
Mash the fruit up with a fork.
mashed adjective:
mashed banana
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