mashed

Reduced to pulp

Mashed describes something crushed into a soft, pulpy mass.

Mashed potatoes are boiled then pressed until smooth.

The word extends to anything similarly pulped: mashed bananas, mashed avocado.

In British slang, mashed means drunk or high: We got completely mashed last night.

texture

soft

Yielding to touch

lumpy · chunky · silky · velvety · buttery · thick · spreadable · pulpy · mushy · tender

crushed

smashed

Broken or intoxicated

compressed · pounded · beaten · broken · destroyed · wrecked · demolished · obliterated · mangled · battered

food

potatoes

Edible underground tubers

cream · chives · turnips · parsnips · cauliflower · plantains · yams · cassava · swede · celeriac

slang

drunk

Impaired by alcohol

hammered · sloshed · tanked · blotto · inebriated · tipsy · loaded · smashed · trashed · legless

method

ricer

Perforated food extruder

  • forkTined eating tool
  • blenderMotorized food puréeing appliance
  • sieveMesh filtering utensil

pounding · crushing · pressing · straining · whipping · beating · mixing · boiling · draining · seasoning

Categories
Opposites
physical integrity/texture

mashedwhole

Full and undivided

intact · unmashed · solid · firm · chunky

intoxication level

mashedsober

Free from intoxication

straight · clear-headed · lucid · alert · unimpaired

food preparation method

mashedwhole

Full and undivided

baked · roasted · fried · boiled · steamed

Phrases
Family

smash, mash, smashing, smashes, mashing, masher, mashes, mashed potatoes, mashed potato

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G