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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"