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Meaning flush meaning

What does flush mean?
Definitions in simple English

flush Verb

— To flush is to have your skin turn red from fever or emotion. The sick boy's face was flushed. — To flush is to clean with a sudden flow of water. Heavy rain would flush the rubbish out of the drain. He forgot to flush the toilet after using it.

flush Adjective

— To be flush is to be level or even. The tiles had to be flush with each other so that people would not trip over them. — (game) Flush cards are all of the same suit. In poker he was dealt five hearts, a flush.

flush

— verb (= blush) turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by — adverb squarely or solidly hit him flush in the face — verb flow freely The garbage flushed down the river — adjective of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane a door flush with the wall the bottom of the window is flush with the floor — noun (= bloom) a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health — noun (= flower) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity — adverb in the same plane set it flush with the top of the table — verb (= purge) rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid flush the wound with antibiotics purge the old gas tank — verb cause to flow or flood with or as if with water flush the meadows — noun a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit — noun (= gush, outpouring) a sudden rapid flow (as of water) he heard the flush of a toilet there was a little gush of blood she attacked him with an outpouring of words — verb glow or cause to glow with warm color or light the sky flushed with rosy splendor — verb (= level) make level or straight level the ground — adjective (= affluent, loaded, moneyed, wealthy) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value an affluent banker a speculator flush with cash not merely rich but loaded moneyed aristocrats wealthy corporations — noun (= blush) sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) — verb (= sluice) irrigate with water from a sluice sluice the earth — noun (= hot flash) sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) — noun (= bang, boot, rush, kick) the swift release of a store of affective force they got a great bang out of it what a boot! he got a quick rush from injecting heroin he does it for kicks

Synonyms flush synonyms

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blush redden level colour glow color sluice redness even bloom go red fly up flat douche burn wealthy turn red take wing soar scour rinse even out crimson bang affluent well-off water wash down wash twitter thrill take off start snug rush rosiness purge profuse prime plump peak outpouring moneyed loaded leach kindle kick irrigate inundate hot flash

Topics flush topics

What do people use flush to talk about?
States Quality Shape Straight

Flat
States Quality Shape

Horizontal
Work and occupation Hunt and fish

Hunt

Conjugation flush conjugation

How do you conjugate flush?

flush · verb

Examples flush examples

How do I use flush in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Don't forget to flush the toilet.
The toilet doesn't flush.
His pale face showed a flush of excitement.
Never flush medicines down the toilet.
Never flush drugs down the toilet.
Tom tried to flush the drugs down the toilet.
The toilet doesn't flush properly.
Remember to flush the toilet.
Tom didn't flush the toilet.
Tom forgot to flush the toilet.
You forgot to flush the toilet.
Flush the weed down the toilet.

Movie subtitles

That freezing didn't do us any favors, but the warm saline flush. It looked good.
We move the weapons around to flush out the villain.
Lady Kriemhild is right, more than right! I myself will stand at her side when the fire will flush out Hagen, the murderer!
Should I ever be born again, I'll flush myself down the drain.
Not exactly flush either.
It makes my face flush.
You're holding a royal flush.
Yes, a 1918 Flush Decker.
He took my father all his crimes full blown, as flush as May.
They got one at the Royal Flush, down the street. Not gambling.
Would you care to hear about the time I drew a flush hand in diamonds?
Flush them out.
If the roadblocks don't pick them up, we may have to fine-comb a lot of ground before we flush 'em.
Flush doors.
That's a flush.
What I gonna do with the flush?
Five flush?
You were flush when we left the room this morning.
I got as excited as a poker player filling an inside straight flush.
A Royal Flush?
I knew he was going into a flush, but I had to stay in.
Lift it just as high as it will go, so it's flush up against there.
And you have a slight flush.
Close your eyes and then flush it away.
Pass or a straight flush?
Made the flush.
That freezing didn't do us any favors, but the warm saline flush.
Crazy, just when I have a flush in hand!
Flush 'em out.
Yes, you see, in the first flush of panic, the animal mind isn't bright enough to realize that he could have run around the brush.
Right now I could be dealing myself a straight flush.
I'm goin in an' flush him out.
Flush!
The blade passes slowly in front of human eyes flush eyelids.
Flush them out. - Get going!
We're bound to flush him out by morning.
I was sitting there with a Royal Flush.
You built a toilet flush for Mr. Cassagne.

News and current affairs

These countries are flush with cash, and are not burdened by the collapse of a housing bubble.
Because of this downward spiral in economic activity, banks are now flush with liquidity, which is supporting a rally in the domestic bond market, as the slump in domestic demand drags down demand for bank credit (see the chart below).
In the early 1970's, the flush of technological optimism was over, the Vietnam War was a disaster, societies were in turmoil, and economies were stagnating.
It is also correct that if OPEC had excess capacity, it would have already used it to flush out speculators to bring oil prices down.
Commercial banks, flush with central banks' money, advanced credit for many unsound investment projects, with the explosion of financial innovation (particularly of derivative instruments) fueling the lending frenzy.
Water from the Tiger Leaping Gorge will be diverted to flush out Dianchi Lake, without which Kunming will not prosper.
In any case, monetary policy can address only liquidity problems - and banks are flush with excess reserves.

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