Igama elithi "mashela phezu" livamise ukusetshenziswa njengebinzana lesenzo futhi lisho ukuya phambili noma ukuqhubekela phambili ngendlela enqunyiwe, enamandla, noma enenjongo, ngokuvamile esimweni sezempi. Kungaphinde kubhekisele eqenjini labantu noma ibutho eliqhubekela phambili ngendlela ehlelekile nenesizotha. Igama elithi "mashi" ngokwalo lingaba nezincazelo eziningana kuye ngokuthi umongo, kodwa ngokuvamile libhekisela ekuhambeni ngezinyathelo eziqinile, ezivamile, ngokuvamile ngendlela ehlelekile noma yemikhosi.