flush

flush: flush¹

verb

1》 (of a person's skin or face) become red and hot, typically through illness or emotion.

    ↘glow or cause to glow with warm colour or light.

    ↘(be flushed with) be excited or elated by.

2》 cleanse (something, especially a toilet) by passing large quantities of water through it.

    ↘remove or dispose of in such a way.

3》 drive (a bird or animal, especially a game bird) from cover.

4》 (of a plant) send out fresh shoots.

noun

1》 a reddening of the face or skin.

    ↘an area of warm colour or light.

2》 a sudden rush of intense emotion.

    ↘a period of freshness and vigour: the first flush of youth.

3》 an act of flushing.

4》 a fresh growth of leaves, flowers, or fruit.

Derivatives

flusher noun

Origin

ME (in the sense 'move rapidly, spring or fly up'): symbolic; perh. influenced by flash¹ and blush.

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flush²

adjective

1》 completely level or even with another surface.

2》 informal having plenty of money.

verb fill in (a joint) level with a surface.

Derivatives

flushness noun

Origin

C16 (in the sense 'perfect, lacking nothing'): prob. related to flush¹.

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flush³

noun (in poker or brag) a hand of cards all of the same suit.

Origin

C16: from Fr. flux (formerly flus), from L. fluxus (see flux).

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flush⁴

noun Ecology a piece of wet ground over which water flows without being confined to a definite channel.

Origin

ME (in the sense 'marshy place'): var. of flash².

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Synonyms:

Flow or rush suddenly, spread suddenly, start forth, Redden, color, cause to glow, Glowing, bright, fresh, vigorous, Redness, ruddiness, rosiness, glow, bloom, blush / Glow, redden, Animate, elevate, elate, excite, erect, make proud, Prolific, exuberant, fecund, fertile, prodigal, lavish, Sudden impulse, thrill, shock / Drench, flood, cleanse by flooding, Level, even, plane, flat

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flush — [ flɶʃ; flɔʃ ] n. m. • 1896; mot angl.; o. i., p. ê. de flux, employé dans ce sens ♦ Anglic. Au poker, Réunion de cinq cartes de la même couleur. Des flushs ou des flushes. Quinte flush : quinte dans la même couleur. ⊗ HOM. Floche. ● flush,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
flush — [flʌʆ] adjective 1. be flush (with cash/funds) informal to have a lot of money at a particular time: • Singapore s savings rate is so high that the banks are flush with funds. • The group is flush and has been making more acquisitions. 2. be… … Financial and business terms
Flush — has several meanings:* Flush (cards), a hand in card games ** Flush (poker), a hand in poker * Flush toilet, a toilet using water to dispose of waste * Flush (novel), a young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen * , an imaginative biography of Elizabeth… … Wikipedia
Flush — Flush, a. 1. Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright. [1913 Webster] With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal. [1913 Webster] Lord Strut was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flush — Flush, v. t. 1. To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water; as, to flush the meadows; to flood for the purpose of cleaning; as, to flush a sewer. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause the blood to rush into (the face); to put to the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flush — Flush, n. 1. A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes. [1913 Webster] In manner of a wave or flush. Ray. [1913 Webster] 2. A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flush — flush1 [flush] vi. [complex of several words, with senses FLASH & ME flusshen, to fly up suddenly, blended with echoic elements; “flow” senses < ? or akin to OFr fluir (stem fluiss ), to flow] 1. to flow and spread suddenly and rapidly 2. to… … English World dictionary
Flush — (engl. flush für Rausch, Schwall, Spülung) steht für: bei der Teeernte die Ernte im Frühling (first flush) oder im Frühsommer (second flush), siehe Tee eine Kartenhand beim Pokerspiel, siehe Hand (Poker) eine Rötung der Haut oder die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
flush — Ⅰ. flush [1] ► VERB 1) (of a person s skin or face) become red and hot, typically through illness or emotion. 2) glow or cause to glow with warm colour or light. 3) (be flushed with) be excited or elated by. 4) cleanse (something, especially a… … English terms dictionary
Flush — 〈[flʌ̣ʃ] m. 6; Med.〉 Hitzewallung mit Hautrötung [zu engl. flush „erröten“] * * * Flush [flʌʃ; englisch »Erröten«, »Aufwallung«] der, auch das, s/ s, starke Hautrötung mit Hitzegefühl im Bereich von Gesicht, Brust und Oberarmen, z. B. bei… … Universal-Lexikon
flush — [adj1] flat even, horizontal, level, planate, plane, smooth, square, true; concepts 486,490 Ant. rough, uneven flush [adj2] overflowing, abundant affluent, close, full, generous, lavish, liberal, opulent, prodigal, rich, wealthy, well off;… … New thesaurus

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