Sekirov Dictionary

flush

/ˈflʌʃ/

verb 18
noun 10
adjective 5
adverb 1
forms 7
phrases 2

verb18

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to wash dirt out of something with a sudden rush of water
- Flush the injury with plenty of water.
Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
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To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.
- There must be somebody home: I just heard the toilet flushing.
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To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
- The damsel flushed at the scoundrel's suggestion.
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To cause to blush.
- Nor flush with shame the passing virgin's cheek. — 1716
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To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
- In her cheek, distemper flushing glowed. — 1667
To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet.
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To cause to take flight from concealment.
- The dogs flushed the deer from the woods.
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To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
- A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth.
To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.
To write (the data) to primary storage, clearing it from the buffer or cache.
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To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.
- Blood flushes into the face.
To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
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To excite, inflame.
- such things as can only feed his pride and flush his ambition — 1692
To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
(Singapore) To move, shift or align to one side.
To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.
To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.

noun10

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A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
- When I would kiss thy hand, / The flush of anger'd shame / O'erflows thy calmer glances, / And o'er black brows drops down / A sudden-curved frown: […] — 1830
Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.
A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.
A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.
The process of clearing the contents of a buffer or cache.
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A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
- As when a Faulcon hath with nimble flight / Flowne at a flush of Ducks foreby the brooke […]. — 1596
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A groundwater-fed marsh or peaty mire (which may be acidic or basic, nutrient-rich or poor); (originally especially Scotland and Northern England) a (marshy) pool or seep, as in a field.
- For this point onwards the land slopes gently until it becomes quite low lying, that is, tends to become a "flush" or bog. — 1917
A line of poles or obstacles that a skier must weave between.

adjective5

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Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.
- Sand down the excess until it is flush with the surface.
Ellipsis of flush left and right: a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.
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Wealthy or well off.
- He just got a bonus so he's flush today.
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Affluent; abounding; well furnished or supplied; hence, liberal; prodigal.
- [H]e vvas not flush in Ready [i.e., ready money], either to go to Lavv or clear old Debts, neither could he find good Bail: […] — 1712
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Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
- With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May. — 1599

adverb1

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Suddenly and completely.
- I landed flush on the couch.

forms

flushed · flusht · flushing · flushes · flusheth · flusher · flushest

Phrases with flush

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