Definition of: mash

(mash) noun
1. A soft, pulpy mass.
2. A mixture of meal, bran, etc., and water, fed warm to cattle.
3. Crushed or ground grain or malt, infused in hot water to produce wort.
4. In winemaking, the crushed grapes before fermentation begins.
—v.t.
1. To crush or beat into a mash or pulp.
2. To convert into mash, as malt or grain, by infusing in hot water. [OE māsc(wyrt) mashwort, infused malt]