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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

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLUSH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLUSH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFLUSH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   FLUSH definition: 1. If you flush a toilet, or if it flushes, its contents empty and it fills with water again. 2. to…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-frenchFLUSH | translate English to French - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FLUSH translate: laver à grande eau, rougir, rougeur, chasse (d’eau), rougir, tirer la chasse (d’eau), faire la…. Learn more in the Cambridge English-French Dictionary.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLUSHING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FLUSHING definition: 1. present participle of flush 2. When you flush, you become red in the face, especially as a…. Learn more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-simplifiedFLUSH in Simplified Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FLUSH translate: 变红, 发红；脸红, 洗手间, 冲洗（抽水马桶）, 水平的, （与另一平面）齐平的, 富有的, 有钱的，富有的, 红色 ...

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › fr › dictionnaireFLUSH | traduire en français - Cambridge Dictionary

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9. dictionary.cambridge.org › fr › dictionnaireFLUSH | définition en anglais - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FLUSH définition, signification, ce qu'est FLUSH: 1. When you flush, you become red in the face, especially as a result of strong emotions, heat, or…. En savoir plus.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › de › worterbuchFLUSH | Bedeutung im Cambridge Englisch Wörterbuch - Cambridge...

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    FLUSH Bedeutung, Definition FLUSH: 1. When you flush, you become red in the face, especially as a result of strong emotions, heat, or….

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioFLUSH | traducir al español - Cambridge Dictionary

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    traducir FLUSH: sonrojarse, enrojecerse, tirar de la cadena, tirar la cadena, sonrojarse, enrojecer. Más información en el diccionario inglés-español.