flush
12 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
flushes
plural
flushes
Britannica Dictionary definition of FLUSH
[count]
1
:
redness on a person's face because of emotion, heat, etc.
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see also hot flush
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A flush spread over her face at the mention of his name.
2
:
the act of cleaning a toilet with a flow of water
:
the act of flushing a toilet
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We could hear the flush of a toilet somewhere in the building.
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give the toilet a flush
3
:
a sudden feeling or strong emotion
— + of
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a flush of grief/pleasure
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He felt a flush of pride in his son's victory.
in the (first) flush of
:
in the early and exciting time of (something)
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She published her first novel while still in the flush of youth. [=while still young]
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Everyone felt hopeful in the first flush of victory.
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compare 6flush
2
flush
/ˈflʌʃ/
verb
flushes;
flushed;
flushing
2
flush
/ˈflʌʃ/
verb
flushes;
flushed;
flushing
Britannica Dictionary definition of FLUSH
1
:
to cause a strong flow of water to clean (a toilet)
[+ object]
[no object]
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The toilet flushes automatically.
◊ If you flush something down the toilet you get rid of it by putting it in the toilet bowl and flushing the toilet.
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Police suspect that the drugs were flushed down the toilet.
2
[+ object]
a
:
to clean (something) with a flow of water or some other liquid
— often + out
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Flush the wound immediately with water.
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The doctor flushed her eye with a special solution.
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He flushed out the car's radiator.
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flush out the system
b
:
to remove (something) with a flow of liquid
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They flushed impurities from the system. = They flushed impurities out of the system.
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He used a hose to flush the leaves from the gutters.
3
[no object]
:
to become red in the face because of heat, emotion, etc.
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She flushed with anger/embarrassment.
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Her face flushed at the mention of his name.
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compare 3flush
3
flush
/ˈflʌʃ/
verb
flushes;
flushed;
flushing
3
flush
/ˈflʌʃ/
verb
flushes;
flushed;
flushing
Britannica Dictionary definition of FLUSH
[+ object]
:
to cause or force (someone or something) to leave a hiding place
— usually + out
— sometimes used figuratively
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The police flushed the suspects from the building.
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The police flushed out the suspects.
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The birds were flushed out of the tree.
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The committee succeeded in flushing out [=finding] several good candidates.
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The agency flushed out a surprising number of tax evaders.
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compare 2flush
4
flush
/ˈflʌʃ/
adjective
4
flush
/ˈflʌʃ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of FLUSH
not used before a noun
1
:
even or level with another surface
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The paneling and the wall should be flush (with each other).
2
informal
:
having a large amount of money
— often + with
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He just got paid and he was feeling flush.
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Right now the town is flush with money. [=the town has more money than usual]
5
flush
/ˈflʌʃ/
adverb
5
flush
/ˈflʌʃ/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of FLUSH
1
:
in order to be level or even with another surface
— + with
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He arranged the books flush with the edge of the shelf.
2
:
in a very forceful way
:
in a way that makes very solid contact
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He landed a punch flush [=squarely] on my chin.
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She placed her hands flush against the door and pushed with all her might.
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He hit the ball flush.
6
flush
/ˈflʌʃ/
noun
plural
flushes
6
flush
/ˈflʌʃ/
noun
plural
flushes
Britannica Dictionary definition of FLUSH
[count]
:
a set of cards that a player has in a card game (such as poker) that are all of the same suit (such as diamonds)
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see also royal flush
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She won the pot with a flush.
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compare 1flush
