[{"word":"mashing","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The potatoes need to be mashed."},{"definition":"In brewing, to convert (for example malt, or malt and meal) into the mash which makes wort.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To press down hard (on).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to mash on a bicycle pedal"},{"definition":"To press.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To prepare a cup of tea in a teapot; to brew (tea).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To act violently.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To flirt, to make eyes, to make romantic advances","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The process by which something is mashed or beaten to pulp.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The action of soaking malted barley etc., in order to convert starch into sugars as part of the brewing process.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The process of preparing tea in a teapot.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mash","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mashing"]}]