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Flush

flʌʃ

Flush definitions
verb
flush flushed flushes flushing
  1. (of a person's skin, face, etc.) become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion

    "Rachel flushed angrily"

    red pink ruddy glowing reddish pinkish florid high-coloured healthy-looking aglow burning flaming feverish rubicund roseate rosy blush redden turn/go pink turn/go red turn/go crimson turn/go scarlet colour (up) change colour crimson tint burn up
    • 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"

    • 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"

    • 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
flush flushes
  1. a reddening of the face, skin, etc., typically caused by illness or strong emotion

    "a flush of embarrassment rose to her cheeks"

    • 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"

    • 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"