mash

to crush food, especially potatoes or vegetables, to make it soft and smooth

machacar, aplastar, triturar

• mash something

Collocations mashed potatoes · mashed vegetables

• She mashed the potatoes with butter and milk.

  Ella machacó las papas con mantequilla y leche.

to attack an enemy or a place with force, especially using guns and bombs

atacar, bombardear, atacar con fuerza

• mash something

Collocations mashed the city with bombs · mashed the enemy's position

• The army mashed the enemy's position with heavy artillery.

  El ejército atacó la posición del enemigo con artillería pesada.

to crush something completely, especially with a heavy object or machine

aplastar, triturar, machacar

• mash something

Collocations mashed the car with a truck · mashed the fruit in a blender

• The accident mashed the car into a heap of metal.

  El accidente aplastó el carro en un montón de metal.

a soft, smooth mixture made by crushing food, especially potatoes or vegetables

puré, mezcla machacada, pasta

• a mash of something

Collocations mashed potatoes · vegetable mash

• Serve the fish with a side of mashed potatoes.

  Sirva el pescado con puré de papas.

a mixture of different things, especially in racing or sports

mezcla, combinación, conjunto diverso

• a mash of something

Collocations mash race · mixed mash event

• The competition was a real mash of different sports.

  La competencia fue una mezcla de diferentes deportes.