"Mashes" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Mashes is the third person singular present tense of the verb "mash", which means to crush or press something, typically food, into a pulp or a smooth consistency. It can also refer to a mixture of crushed or pounded food, such as mashed potatoes or mashed peas.
To mash means to crush or press something such as food, flowers, or other soft materials forcefully into a pulp or a compact mass, often by using a tool or a device. For example, "She mashed the potatoes with a fork to create a smooth consistency." It can also refer to a mixture or a blend of different things, like "The chef mashed together different herbs to create a unique flavor." Additionally, in physics, a mash can refer to a collision or an impact at high speed, like "The astronaut's spacecraft experienced a high-speed mash with a meteorite."