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flush
1[ fluhsh ]
noun
- a blush; rosy glow:
a flush of embarrassment on his face.
- a rushing or overspreading flow, as of water.
- a sudden rise of emotion or excitement:
a flush of anger.
- glowing freshness or vigor:
the flush of youth.
- hot flush. hot flash ( def ).
- a cleansing preparation that acts by flushing:
an oil flush for the car's engine.
verb (used with object)
- to redden; cause to blush or glow:
Winter air flushed the children's cheeks.
- to flood or spray thoroughly with water, as for cleansing purposes:
They flushed the wall with water and then scrubbed it down.
- to wash out (a sewer, toilet, etc.) by a sudden rush of water.
- Metallurgy.
- to remove slag from (a blast furnace).
- to spray (a coke oven) to cool the gases generated and wash away the ammonia and tars distilled.
- to animate or excite; inflame:
flushed with success.
- Computers.
- to empty (a buffer, cache, hard drive, etc.) by deleting the data or transferring it to permanent storage:
Before flushing the cache, please transfer important data to a permanent file.
- to delete (data) or transfer it to permanent storage:
After a short period to allow for recovery in the case of accidental deletion, we fully flush the data for your security.
verb (used without object)
- to blush; redden.
- to flow with a rush; flow and spread suddenly.
- to operate by flushing; undergo flushing:
The toilet won't flush.
flush
2[ fluhsh ]
adjective
- even or level, as with a surface; forming the same plane:
The bottom of the window is flush with the floor.
- having direct contact; being right next to; immediately adjacent; contiguous:
The table was flush against the wall.
- well-supplied, as with money; affluent; prosperous:
He was feeling flush on payday.
- abundant or plentiful, as money.
- having a ruddy or reddish color; blushing.
- full of vigor; lusty.
- full to overflowing.
- Printing. even or level with the right margin flushright or the left margin flushleft of the type page; without an indention.
adverb
- on the same level; in a straight line; without a change of plane:
to be made flush with the top of the table.
- in direct contact; squarely:
It was set flush against the edge.
verb (used with object)
- to make flush or even.
- to improve the nutrition of (a ewe) to bring on optimum physiological conditions for breeding.
verb (used without object)
- to send out shoots, as plants in spring.
noun
- a fresh growth, as of shoots and leaves.
flush
3[ fluhsh ]
verb (used with object)
- to drive (a game bird or other animal) from cover and cause to fly off or spring forth suddenly; rouse: to flush a bear from a thicket.
to flush a woodcock;
to flush a bear from a thicket.
- to force (a person) out of hiding:
The troops have flushed the rebels from their bases.
verb (used without object)
- to fly off or spring forth suddenly from a hiding place; come out of hiding.
noun
- a flushed bird or other animal, or a group of them.
- the act of driving or forcing an animal or person from a hiding place.
flush
4[ fluhsh ]
adjective
- consisting entirely of cards of one suit:
a flush hand.
noun
- a hand or set of cards all of one suit. Compare royal flush, straight flush.
- Pinochle. a meld of ace, king, queen, jack, and ten of the trump suit. Compare marriage ( def 9 ), royal marriage.
flush
1/ flʌʃ /
verb
- to blush or cause to blush
- to flow or flood or cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
- to glow or shine or cause to glow or shine with a rosy colour
- to send a volume of water quickly through (a pipe, channel, etc) or into (a toilet) for the purpose of cleansing, emptying, etc
- to cause (soluble substances in the soil) to be washed towards the surface, as by the action of underground springs, or (of such substances) to be washed towards the soil surface
- tr; usually passive to excite or elate
noun
- a rosy colour, esp in the cheeks; blush
- a sudden flow or gush, as of water
- a feeling of excitement or elation
the flush of success
- early bloom; freshness
the flush of youth
- redness of the skin, esp of the face, as from the effects of a fever, alcohol, etc
- ecology an area of boggy land fed by ground water
adjective
- having a ruddy or heightened colour
flush
2/ flʌʃ /
adjective
- level or even with another surface
- directly adjacent; continuous
- informal.having plenty of money
- informal.abundant or plentiful, as money
- full of vigour
- full to the brim or to the point of overflowing
- printing having an even margin, right or left, with no indentations
- (of a blow) accurately delivered
- (of a vessel) having no superstructure built above the flat level of the deck
adverb
- so as to be level or even
- directly or squarely
verb
- to cause (surfaces) to be on the same level or in the same plane
- to enrich the diet of (an ewe) during the breeding season
noun
- a period of fresh growth of leaves, shoots, etc
flush
3/ flʌʃ /
noun
- (in poker and similar games) a hand containing only one suit
flush
4/ flʌʃ /
verb
- tr to rouse (game, wild creatures, etc) and put to flight
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Derived Forms
- ˈflusher, noun
- ˈflushness, noun
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Other Words From
- flush·a·ble adjective
- flush·er noun
- flush·ing·ly adverb
- flush·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Instead of flushing waste, the system would filter, clean and recycle waste on site.
Celery juice is extremely detoxifying, as it flushes out old toxins and poisons that have built up over time.
One is by turning on the heating system, which takes in fresh air from outside, and opening windows through which it can be flushed out.
People read these facts that I flush out of the record, their eyes bug out, and I think that demonstrates how little we know about these kind of ugly corners of America.
The market is flush with options — and so, in theory, are the lower rungs of the 40-man roster.
He was in the bathroom, perhaps trying to flush some pot down the toilet, when a cop burst in.
There is, for example, the Seinfeld episode where Jerry, feeling flush with cash, buys his parents a Caddy.
Perhaps reflective of his ability to get information, X-2 gave Schwend the codename FLUSH.
The conservative ranks are so flush with outsiders and fringe groups that they end up tripping over one another.
Where now the outdoor café tables are, right there, buses used to pull up and flush their air-brakes.
The Marchioness observed a brilliant flush shoot over the face of her auditor, as he bowed his head to her last words.
With a flush mounting to his cheeks, and his brows drawn together in perplexity, Garnache surveyed him.
This gallantry surprised her ever so little, for a faint flush came into her cheek and the shadow of a smile into her eyes.
Everything looked bright on earth, and in the heavens, in the early flush of that lovely June morning.
Lady Hartledon understood the implication; she felt nettled, and a flush rose to her face.
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