mash
Example Sentences
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“Smog” is a turn-of-the-century portmanteau word mashing together “smoke” and “fog” to describe the sooty, sulfurous air of the London of Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper.
From Los Angeles Times
And catcher Cal Raleigh, who mashed 60 home runs last season, went 0 for 9 in the tournament and wound up on the bench.
And her hot oatmeal tasted like pullet mash.
From Literature
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Then he scraped off the hairs -inexpertly, making several holes -and softened the hide by rubbing it with mashed deer brain.
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Her other hand had made its way up to her face, and now both her hands mashed against her cheeks.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.