four-flush

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verb

ˈfȯr-ˈfləsh 

four-flushed; four-flushing; four-flushes

intransitive verb

: to bluff in poker holding a four flush

broadly : to make a false claim : bluff

four-flusher noun

four flush

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noun (1)

: four cards of the same suit in a 5-card poker hand

four-flusher

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noun (2)

: one that cannot back up his pretensions : bluffer

did you ever see a four-flusher that went on holding people's confidence

—Sinclair Lewis

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1896, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

1887, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for four-flush

• airbrush
• hairbrush
• inrush
• onrush
• paintbrush
• sagebrush
• blush
• brush
• crush
• flush
• gush
• hush

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