mush up
B1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To squash food or something soft until it becomes like a wet, lumpy paste.
Literal meaning: To turn something into mush (a soft, wet mass) — essentially transparent.
Meanings
1 B1 informal
To crush or mash food into a soft, pulpy consistency.
"She mushed up the banana and mixed it with yogurt for the baby."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used mostly in cooking or in contexts describing food preparation for babies or elderly people. Also used informally to describe anything being crushed into a soft, unpleasant mass. More British than American.
Commonly used with
food banana vegetables peas avocado pills
Forms
Base
mush up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
mushes up
he/she/it
Past simple
mushed up
yesterday
Past participle
mushed up
have + pp
-ing form
mushing up
continuous
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