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verb \ ˈfləsh \

Definition of flush

intransitive verb

:to fly away suddenly

transitive verb

1 :to cause (a bird) to flush

The birds were flushed out of the trees.

2 :to expose or chase from a place of concealment

flushed the boys from their hiding place

Police flushed the suspects from the building.

Origin and Etymology of flush

Middle English flusshen

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First Known Use: 13th century

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flush

noun

Definition of flush

1 :a hand of playing cards all of the same suit; specifically :a poker hand containing five cards of the same suit but not in sequence — see poker illustration

2 :a series of three or more slalom gates set vertically on a slope

Origin and Etymology of flush

Middle French flus, fluz, from Latin fluxus flow, flux

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First Known Use: circa 1529

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bezique, carom, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce

flush

noun

Definition of flush

1 :a sudden flow (as of water); also :a rinsing or cleansing with or as if with a flush of water

2 a :a sudden increase or expansion; especially :sudden and usually abundant new plant growth

the spring flush of grass

b :a surge of emotion

felt a flush of anger at the insult

3 a :a tinge of red :blush

b :a fresh and vigorous state

in the first flush of womanhood

4 :a transitory sensation of extreme heat — compare hot flash

Origin and Etymology of flush

perhaps modification of Latin fluxus

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First Known Use: 1529

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flush

verb

Definition of flush

intransitive verb

1 :to flow and spread suddenly and freely

2 a :to glow brightly

b :blush

3 :to produce new growth

the plants flush twice during the year

transitive verb

1 a :to cause to flow

b :to pour liquid over or through; especially :to cleanse or wash out with or as if with a rush of liquid

flush the toilet

flush the lungs with air

2 :inflame, excite —usually used passively

flushed with pride

3 :to cause to blush

First Known Use of flush

1548

flush

adjective

Definition of flush

1 a :of a ruddy healthy color

b :full of life and vigor :lusty

2 a :filled to overflowing

b :affluent

3 :readily available :abundant

4 a :having or forming a continuous plane or unbroken surface

flush paneling

b :directly abutting or immediately adjacent: such as

(1) :set even with an edge of a type page or column :having no indention

(2) :arranged edge to edge so as to fit snugly

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flushness

noun

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Examples of flush in a Sentence

He just got paid and he was feeling flush.
was flushed after getting out of the hot bath

First Known Use of flush

circa 1568

flush Synonyms

Synonyms

blooming, florid, ruddy, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, sanguine

Antonyms

ashen, ashy, doughy, livid, lurid, mealy, pale, paled, palish, pallid, pasty, peaked, peaky, sallow, sallowish, wan

Related Words

bronzed, brown, suntanned, tanned; bloomy, blowsy (also blowzy), blushing, flushed, pink, pinkish, warm; cherubic

Near Antonyms

waxen, waxy; blanched, white, whitened; anemic, sick, sickly; bloodless, cadaverous; whey-faced, white-faced

flush

adverb

Definition of flush

1 :in a flush manner

2 :squarely

hit him flush on the chin

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Examples of flush in a Sentence

She placed her hands flush against the door and pushed with all her might.
He hit the ball flush.

First Known Use of flush

1700

flush

verb

Definition of flush

transitive verb

:to make flush

flush the headings on a page

First Known Use of flush

circa 1842

FLUSH Defined for English Language Learners

flush

adjective

Definition of flush for English Language Learners

: even or level with another surface
: having a large amount of money

flush

adverb

Definition of flush for English Language Learners

: in order to be level or even with another surface
: in a very forceful way : in a way that makes very solid contact

FLUSH Defined for Kids

flush

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verb \ ˈfləsh \

Definition of flush for Students

flushed; flushing

:to cause to leave a hiding place

The hunting dogs were flushing birds.

flush

noun

Definition of flush for Students

1 :an act of pouring water over or through

Give the toilet a flush.

2 :²blush 1

flush

verb

Definition of flush for Students

flushed; flushing

1 :¹blush 1

He flushed with embarrassment.

2 :to pour water over or through

Flush your eye with water.

flush

adjective

Definition of flush for Students

:even or level with another surface

The cabinet should be flush with the wall.

flush

adverb

Definition of flush for Students

:so as to be even or level with another surface

Pound the nails flush with the floor.

Medical Dictionary

flush

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noun \ ˈfləsh \

medical Definition of flush

:a transitory sensation of extreme heat (as in response to some drugs or in some physiological states)

menopausal flushes

flush

intransitive verb

medical Definition of flush

:to blush or become suddenly suffused with color due to vasodilation

transitive verb

:to cleanse or wash out with or as if with a rush of liquid

the newly sewn incision is flushed with saline
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