Tipar de utilizare:
mash [a button/key/pedal]
Stop mashing the keyboard—you’ll break it.
Ne püföld a billentyűzetet, mert még eltöröd.
Mash the green button to start the machine.
Nyomd meg erősen a zöld gombot, hogy elinduljon a gép.
He mashed the remote in frustration when the TV froze.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Mash the button to open the door.
Nyomd meg erősen a gombot, hogy kinyíljon az ajtó.
Don’t mash the keys.
Ne nyomkodd a billentyűket.
Greșeală frecventă:
Don’t use it for a normal, gentle press; it usually suggests force or impatience.
Sens
press repeatedly with force
Colocații
mash a button
|mash the keyboard
|mash the keys
|mash the gas
|mash the accelerator
|mash the brake
|mash the pedal
|mash the remote
|mash the spacebar
|mash the start button
Sinonime
pound (Suggests repeated heavy hitting/pressing.)
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hammer (Emphasizes fast, forceful repetition.)
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slam (Often one hard forceful press rather than many.)
Antonime
tap (A light touch or gentle press.)
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press (Neutral and not necessarily forceful.)
Teme
daily_life
|technology
|transport
Definiție
to press something hard many times
To press or hit something hard and often repeatedly, especially a button, key, or pedal.
Tipar de utilizare:
mash [food] (with [tool]) (until [texture])
Mash the bananas with a fork and stir them into the batter.
Törd össze a banánokat villával, és keverd bele őket a tésztába.
I mashed the potatoes with butter and a splash of milk.
Összetörtem a krumplit vajjal és egy kevés tejjel.
Mash the avocado until it’s mostly smooth, then add salt and lime.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Mash the potatoes.
Törd össze a krumplit.
Mash the banana with a fork.
Törd össze a banánt villával.
Greșeală frecventă:
‘Mash’ is usually less smooth than ‘purée’ (which is very smooth).
Sens
crush into a soft mass
Colocații
mash potatoes
|mash the banana
|mash the avocado
|mash garlic
|mash it with a fork
|mash it smooth
|mash it up
|mash the fruit
|mash cooked beans
|mash the mixture
Sinonime
crush (General word; not always about making a soft food mixture.)
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smash (Rougher and more forceful than mash.)
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purée (Usually smoother and more refined than mash.)
Antonime
leave whole (Not breaking something down into a soft mass.)
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separate (Keeping pieces apart rather than crushing them together.)
Teme
food_and_drink
|cooking
|daily_life
Definiție
to crush food until it becomes soft
To crush something, especially food, into a soft, smooth, or lumpy mass, often using a fork, masher, or similar tool.
Tipar de utilizare:
[food] mash; (the) mash
For dinner we had sausages and mash with onion gravy.
Vacsorára kolbászt ettünk krumplipürével és hagymás mártással.
Add a little milk to the mash to make it creamier.
Adj egy kevés tejet a püréhez, hogy krémesebb legyen.
The restaurant serves a sweet potato mash with the fish.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I like mash with gravy.
Szeretem a krumplipürét szafttal.
Greșeală frecventă:
In many contexts, ‘mash’ means mashed potatoes, but it can also be other vegetables (e.g., carrot mash).
Sens
soft mixture of crushed food
Colocații
mashed potato mash
|potato mash
|creamy mash
|buttery mash
|serve with mash
|sausages and mash
|a side of mash
|carrot mash
|parsnip mash
|stir the mash
Sinonime
mashed potatoes (Specific to potatoes; ‘mash’ can be broader.)
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purée (Often smoother and more refined than mash.)
Antonime
chunks (Food left in larger pieces rather than crushed.)
|
whole pieces (Not mashed or crushed.)
Teme
food_and_drink
|cooking
|daily_life
Definiție
soft food made by crushing it
A soft mixture made by mashing food, especially potatoes.
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Tipar de utilizare:
the mash; [grain] mash
The brewer held the mash at a steady temperature to extract more sugar.
A sörfőző állandó hőmérsékleten tartotta a cefrét, hogy több cukrot nyerjen ki.
The distiller checked the mash before starting fermentation.
A lepárlómester az erjesztés megkezdése előtt ellenőrizte a cefrét.
He stirred the mash in the tun to prevent clumps.
Sens
grain mixture for brewing
Colocații
grain mash
|corn mash
|barley mash
|mash tun
|mash temperature
|mash bill
|stir the mash
|sweet mash
|sour mash
|mash rest
Sinonime
grain mixture (A general description; not a fixed brewing term.)
Antonime
spent grain (Grain after the sugars have been extracted.)
Teme
food_and_drink
|industry
|science
Definiție
grain and hot water used to make alcohol
A mixture of crushed grain and hot water used in brewing or distilling to extract sugars before fermentation.
Tipar de utilizare:
have a mash on [someone]
I had a mash on my lab partner all semester.
Egész félévben bele voltam zúgva a labortársamba.
Her teenage mash faded once she got to know him better.
A tinikori belezúgása elmúlt, miután jobban megismerte őt.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I had a mash on him.
Belé voltam zúgva.
Greșeală frecventă:
This sense is much less common than ‘crush’; it can sound old-fashioned.
Sens
romantic crush or infatuation
Colocații
have a mash on someone
|a teenage mash
|a secret mash
|a school mash
|my first mash
Sinonime
crush (The modern, very common word for this feeling.)
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infatuation (More formal; often suggests strong but short-lived feelings.)
Antonime
indifference (No special romantic interest.)
Teme
relationships
|emotions
Definiție
a crush on someone
A strong romantic liking for someone; a crush (often used in an old-fashioned or playful way).