flush

flush1 [ flʌʃ ] verb *

1. ) intransitive or transitive to make water pass through a toilet

a ) transitive to get rid of something by putting it into a toilet and flushing it:

flush something down the toilet: If any medicine is left over, flush it down the toilet.

b ) intransitive if a toilet flushes, water passes through it:

The toilet won't flush!

2. ) intransitive if someone flushes, their face becomes red because they are hot or sick, or feeling angry, embarrassed, or excited:

Lisa flushed and looked away.

flush with: Mark flushed with annoyance, but said nothing.

someone's face/cheeks flush (with something): Her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

3. ) transitive to clean something by pouring a lot of water over it or through it:

Hot water is then flushed through the pipe.

4. ) flush or flush out transitive to force a person or animal to leave a place where they have been hiding:

flush someone from something: The rebels were flushed from their hiding places and shot.

,flush `out phrasal verb transitive

1. ) to clean something using a lot of water:

Flush the pipes out with clean water.

a ) to remove something by pouring a lot of water through the place where it is:

Use plain water to flush out the debris.

flush something out of something: Drinking plenty of water helps to flush harmful substances out of your body.

2. ) same as FLUSH1 4:

The hounds are sent in to flush out the fox.

flush

flush 2 [ flʌʃ ] noun count

1. ) usually singular a red color that appears on someone's face because they are hot or sick, or feeling angry, embarrassed, or excited:

A dark flush betrayed her real feelings.

a ) a sudden strong feeling:

a flush of irritation/embarrassment/anger/pride

2. ) an act of making water pass through something:

the flush of a toilet

3. ) a group of cards held by someone in a card game that all belong to the same SUIT (=one of the four types of a set of cards)

the first flush of youth/success/love/freedom etc. MAINLY LITERARY

the time when something is new and exciting:

She was still in the first flush of her huge success.

flush

flush 3 [ flʌʃ ] adjective

1. ) if two surfaces or edges are flush, they are exactly level with each other:

The cabinet doors aren't quite flush.

flush with: Try to trim the hedge so it's flush with the fence.

2. ) INFORMAL with a lot more money than you usually have:

Sammy was feeling flush after a win at the racetrack.

flush

flush 4 [ flʌʃ ] adverb

fitted so that two surfaces or edges are exactly level:

flush with: hand-painted tiles set flush with the wall