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flush

/ˈflʌʃ/

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noun

plural flushes

[count] redness on a person's face because of emotion, heat, etc.

A flush spread over her face at the mention of his name. - see also hot flush

the act of cleaning a toilet with a flow of water :the act of flushing a toilet

We could hear the flush of a toilet somewhere in the building.

give the toilet a flush

a sudden feeling or strong emotion - + of

a flush of grief/pleasure

He felt a flush of pride in his son's victory. - compare 6flush

in the (first) flush of

in the early and exciting time of (something)

She published her first novel while still in the flush of youth. [=while still young]

Everyone felt hopeful in the first flush of victory.

verb

flushes; flushed; flushing

to cause a strong flow of water to clean (a toilet) [+ obj]

flush the toilet [no obj]

The toilet flushes automatically.

If you flush something down the toilet you get rid of it by putting it in the toilet bowl and flushing the toilet.

Police suspect that the drugs were flushed down the toilet.

[+ obj] to clean (something) with a flow of water or some other liquid

Flush the wound immediately with water.

The doctor flushed her eye with a special solution. - often + out

He flushed out the car's radiator.

flush out the system

to remove (something) with a flow of liquid

They flushed impurities from the system. = They flushed impurities out of the system.

He used a hose to flush the leaves from the gutters.

[no obj] :to become red in the face because of heat, emotion, etc.

She flushed with anger/embarrassment.

Her face flushed at the mention of his name. - compare 3flush

verb

flushes; flushed; flushing

[+ obj] :to cause or force (someone or something) to leave a hiding place

The police flushed the suspects from the building.

usually + out

The police flushed out the suspects.

The birds were flushed out of the tree. - sometimes used figuratively

The committee succeeded in flushing out [=finding] several good candidates.

The agency flushed out a surprising number of tax evaders. - compare 2flush

adjective

not used before a noun

even or level with another surface

The paneling and the wall should be flush (with each other).

informal :having a large amount of money

He just got paid and he was feeling flush. - often + with

Right now the town is flush with money. [=the town has more money than usual]

adverb

in order to be level or even with another surface - + with

He arranged the books flush with the edge of the shelf.

in a very forceful way :in a way that makes very solid contact

He landed a punch flush [=squarely] on my chin.

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

He hit the ball flush.

noun

plural flushes

[count] :a set of cards that a player has in a card game (such as poker) that are all of the same suit (such as diamonds)

She won the pot with a flush. - see also royal flush - compare 1flush

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