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Flush
flʌʃ
- (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"
- 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"
- 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"
- (of a plant) send out fresh shoots
"the plant had started to flush by late March"