mashing

1. To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure

   The potatoes need to be mashed.

2. In brewing, to convert (for example malt, or malt and meal) into the mash which makes wort.
3. To press down hard (on).

   to mash on a bicycle pedal

4. To press.
5. To prepare a cup of tea in a teapot; to brew (tea).
6. To act violently.

verb

To flirt, to make eyes, to make romantic advances

1. The process by which something is mashed or beaten to pulp.
2. The action of soaking malted barley etc., in order to convert starch into sugars as part of the brewing process.
3. The process of preparing tea in a teapot.