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   flush

   /flʌʃ/

   verb

   • 1. (of a person's skin, face, etc.) become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion: "Rachel flushed angrily" Similar blushreddenturn/go pinkturn/go redturn/go crimsonturn/go scarletcolour (up)change colourcrimsontintburn uparchaic:mantleOpposite pale
   • ▪ make red and hot: "a wave of colour flushed his cheeks"
   • ▪ glow or cause to glow with warm colour or light: "the sky was flushed with the gold of dawn"
   • 2. cleanse (something, especially a toilet) by causing large quantities of water to pass through it: "she flushed the loo"
   • ▪ (of a toilet) be cleansed by flushing: "Cally heard the toilet flush"
   • ▪ remove or dispose of (an object or substance) by flushing: "I flushed the pills down the lavatory" Similar rinse (out)wash (out/down)sluiceswillcleansecleanhose (down)swabinformal:sloosh (down)
   • ▪ cause (a liquid) to flow through something: "0.3 ml of saline is gently flushed through the tube"
   • 3. drive (a bird, especially a game bird, or an animal) from its cover: "the grouse were flushed from the woods" Similar drivesend upchaseforcedislodgeexpelfrightenscare
   • ▪ cause to be revealed; force into the open: "they're trying to flush him out of hiding"
   • 4. (of a plant) send out fresh shoots: "the plant had started to flush by late March"

   noun

   • 1. a reddening of the face, skin, etc., typically caused by illness or strong emotion: "a flush of embarrassment rose to her cheeks" Similar blushreddeninghigh colourcolourrosinesspinknessruddinessbloomOpposite paleness
   • ▪ an area of warm colour or light: "the bird has a pinkish flush on the breast"
   • 2. a sudden rush of intense emotion: "I was carried away in a flush of enthusiasm"
   • ▪ a period when something is new or particularly fresh and vigorous: "he is no longer in the first flush of youth" Similar bloomglowfreshnessradiancevigourrush
   • ▪ a sudden abundance or spate of something: "the frogs feast on the great flush of insects"
   • ▪ a fresh growth of leaves, flowers, or fruit.
   • 3. an act of cleansing something, especially a toilet, with a sudden flow of water: "an old-fashioned toilet uses six or seven gallons a flush"
   • ▪ the device used for flushing a toilet: "he pressed the flush absent-mindedly"
   • ▪ denoting a type of toilet that has a flushing device.
   • ▪ a sudden flow: "the melting snow provides a flush of water"
   • 4. the action of driving an animal or game bird from its cover: "labradors retrieve the birds after the flush"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘move rapidly, spring up’, especially of a bird ‘fly up suddenly’): symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words connected with sudden movement; perhaps influenced by flash1 and blush.

   Derivatives

   • 1. flushable adjective
   • 2. flusher noun

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   What does flush mean?

   • FLUSH definition: 1. When you flush, you become red in the face, especially as a result of strong emotions, heat, or…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if you flush your face?

   • If you flush, your face goes red because you are hot or ill, or because you are feeling a strong emotion such as embarrassment or anger. He was flushed with embarrassment. 29 meanings: 1. to blush or cause to blush 2. to flow or flood or cause to flow or flood with or as if with water 3. to glow or.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does flush a pipe mean?

   • flush something out (with something) Flush the pipe out with clean water. flush something through something Flush clean water through the pipe. [transitive] flush something + adv./prep. to get rid of something with a sudden flow of water or other liquid They flushed the drugs down the toilet.

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   What does it mean if you flush a part of your body?

   • If you flush a part of your body, you clean it or make it healthier by using a large amount of liquid to get rid of dirt or harmful substances. Flush the eye with clean cold water for at least 15 minutes. [VERB noun] Water is ideal to flush the kidneys and the urinary tract. [VERB noun] Flush out means the same as flush.

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   What does a hot flush mean?

   • hot flush. hot flash ( def ). an oil flush for the car's engine. Winter air flushed the children's cheeks. 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).

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   What does it mean when someone flushes a toilet?

   • When someone flushes a toilet after using it, they fill the toilet bowl with water in order to clean it, usually by pressing a handle or pulling a chain. You can also say that a toilet flushes. She flushed the toilet and went back in the bedroom. [VERB noun] ...the sound of the toilet flushing. [VERB] Flush is also a noun.

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     FLUSH translate: laver à grande eau, rougir, rougeur, chasse...

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   Definitions of flush. verb. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid. “ flush the wound with antibiotics”. synonyms: purge, scour. see more. verb. cause to flow or flood with or as if with water. “ flush the meadows”.

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