flush

flush¹ [flʌʃ] n

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1¦(redness on face)¦

2¦(feelings)¦

3¦(toilet)¦

4¦(cards)¦

5 the first flush of youth/manhood

6 a flush of something

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[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Probably from Latin fluxus; FLUX]

1.) ¦(REDNESS ON FACE)¦ [singular]

a red colour that appears on your face when you are angry or embarrassed

= ↑blush

▪ His words brought a warm flush to her face.

→↑hot flush

2.) ¦(FEELINGS)¦

a flush of anger/embarrassment/excitement etc

a sudden feeling of anger, embarrassment etc

= ↑surge

▪ She felt a sudden flush of anger.

3.) ¦(TOILET)¦

a) the part of a toilet that cleans it with a sudden flow of water

▪ The flush isn't working properly.

b) the act of cleaning a toilet by forcing water through it

4.) ¦(CARDS)¦

a set of cards that someone has in a card game that are all of the same ↑suit

5.) the first flush of youth/manhood

the beginning of a period of time when you are young etc

▪ a group of adolescent boys in the first flush of manhood

6.) a flush of sth

a large number of things that happen or arrive at the same time

▪ The spring brings a flush of young animals to the farm.

flush ²

flush² v

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1¦(become red)¦

2¦(toilet)¦

3¦(clean something)¦

Phrasal verbs

　flush somebody/something<=>out

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1.) ¦(BECOME RED)¦

to become red in the face, for example when you are angry or embarrassed

= ↑blush

▪ Susan flushed deeply and looked away.

▪ He flushed angrily .

flush red/crimson/scarlet

▪ Robyn felt her cheeks flush scarlet.

flush with

▪ Mrs Cooper flushed with indignation.

2.) ¦(TOILET)¦ [I and T]

if you flush a toilet, or if it flushes, you make water go through it to clean it

▪ Why do children never remember to flush the loo?

▪ She flushed the rest of her drink down the toilet .

3.) ¦(CLEAN SOMETHING)¦ [T]

to force water through a pipe in order to clean it

flush sth through sth

▪ They flush clean water through the pipes once a day.

flush out [flush sb/sth<=>out] [i]phr v

1.) to make someone leave a place where they are hiding

▪ The government is determined to flush out the terrorists.

2.) to clean something by forcing water through it

▪ The heating system needs to be flushed out once a year.

▪ Drinking water helps flush out toxins from the body.

flush ³

flush³ adj

[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from FLUSH¹]

1.) if two surfaces are flush, they are at exactly the same level, so that the place where they meet is flat

flush with

▪ Make sure that the cupboard is flush with the wall.

2.) [not before noun] informal

if someone is flush, they have plenty of money to spend

▪ I'm feeling flush at the moment.