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flush
I. \ˈfləsh\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English flusshen, perhaps of imitative origin
intransitive verb
1.
a. of a bird : to take to wing suddenly : fly up (as from a place of concealment)
b. obsolete, of persons : to rush abroad or swarm together like a flock of birds
2. : to cause a bird to flush
transitive verb
: to cause (a bird) to flush : put up (as a game bird)
II. noun
(-es)
1. : a flight of flushed birds
2. : the act of flushing birds
III. noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English floshe — more at flodge
dialect Britain : a low swampy place : a pool of standing water (as in a road)
IV. noun
(-es)
Etymology: perhaps alteration (influenced by flush) (I) of flux (I)
1.
a. : a sudden flow (as of water) : a rush of liquid that fills or overflows whether naturally occurring or produced for a particular purpose
< the dam burst and sent a great flush of water scouring down the valley >
< a flush of blood brightened her cheeks >
b. : a cleansing or rinsing with or as if with water
< give the pot a flush with boiling water before making the tea >
2. : a sudden increase or expansion: as
a. : a sudden and usually abundant growth of vegetation
< the spring flush of grass >
or of a particular plant part
< a second flush of bloom >
sometimes : a tender young shoot (as of a tea plant)
b. : a sharp increase in milk production (as when cattle are first put out on good pasture)
c. : a sudden flood or rush of emotion
< a quick flush of anger >
: thrill
3.
a. : a tinge of red or ruddy light or color (as produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood)
< the healthy flush of the child's face >
< the flush brightening a perfectly ripe peach >
b. : a glowing, vigorous, or fresh state or quality
< a flush of youthful ardor >
< the first flush of success >
4. : a transitory attack or sensation of extreme heat (as in response to certain drugs or in certain physiological states)
< harassed by the flushes natural to a woman of her age >
5. : a feed (as molasses or milk) used to stimulate the intestinal motility of domestic animals (as poultry)
V. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
intransitive verb
1. : to flow and spread suddenly and freely : rush
< the tide flushed through the narrow inlet >
< as the blood flushes back to the extremities >
2.
a. : to glow suddenly, brightly, or with rich or ruddy color
< dawn was already flushing beyond the line of hills >
< the aurora flushed far into the sky >
b. : to become suddenly suffused (as with color); especially : blush
< flushed hotly and denied everything >
3. of plants : to start into growth : throw out shoots
4. : to operate a placer mine where the continuous supply of water is insufficient by holding back water and releasing it periodically in a flood — compare booming
5. of sheep : to come into breeding condition
transitive verb
1.
a. : to cause (as water) to flow
< flushed the water away >
b. : to pour or cause water or other liquid to pour over or through (as a surface or a channel)
< flushing the meadow in the early fall >
< flush the teapot with boiling water >
usually : to cleanse or wash out by means of a rush of liquid
< flush the stable floor with a hose >
< flush the toilet >
2. : to fill with or inflame by : excite, animate — now usually used passively
< flushed with pride at his son's success >
< flushed by a few minor successes >
3. : to make suddenly or temporarily red, rosy, or glowing as if suffused with blood or flooded with color : cause to blush
< the story flushed her cheeks with shame >
4. : to prepare (sheep) for breeding by improving the ration for a time before turning the rams and ewes together
5. : to transfer (pigment) directly from a water slurry to a dispersion in an oil or resinous base
VI. adjective
(-er/-est)
1.
a. : filled to overflowing
< streams flush with the spring runoff >
b. : fully or generously supplied usually with money : affluent
< particularly flush this week >
2.
a. archaic : full of life and vigor : lusty, spirited; sometimes : self-confident and assured
b. : of a ruddy or healthy color : flushed
3.
a. of money or credit : readily available : abundant
< money is so flush just now that the poorest trash is bid up to ridiculous levels at the auctions >
b. : prodigal or lavish especially in expenditure
< so flush you might buy your sister a trinket >
4.
a. : having or forming a continuous plane or unbroken surface
< flush paneling under the windows >
< the river is flush with its banks >
also of a boat : having a flush deck
b. : directly abutting on or immediately adjacent to
< the windows of the overhang were flush with the street >
as
(1) of printed matter : set even with an edge or especially with the left edge of a type page or column : having no indention
(2) of a cut : trimmed to bleed the printing surface
(3) of a book cover : trimmed even with the leaves
(4) : arranged edge to edge so as to fit snugly
< be sure that the door is flush with the casing >
< flush wallpaper >
5. of a blow : precisely delivered : accurate, direct
< floored his opponent with flush shots to the chin >
Synonyms: see level
VII. adverb
Etymology: flush (VI)
: without interruption: as
a. : straight, squarely
< caught his opponent flush on the chin >
< went flush from school into politics >
< the door came flush with the threshold >
b. : with a flush edge, cover, margin, or joining
< a line set flush >
< books cut flush >
< the timber butted flush with the masonry >
VIII. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: flush (VI)
transitive verb
: to make, set, or trim flush
< flush all exposed joints in the wall >
< often desirable to flush a mounted stereotype >
< flush all headings on the next three pages >
intransitive verb
: float 6
IX. noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle French flus, fluz, from Latin fluxus flow — more at flux
1. : a hand of playing cards all of the same suit: as
a. : a poker hand with all five cards of the same suit but not in sequence — see straight flush; poker illustration
b. : the five highest cards of the trump suit in pinochle scoring 150 points when melded
2. or flush gate : a series of three or more slalom gates set vertically on a slope
X. adjective
Etymology: probably alteration of fledge (I)
archaic : fledged
XI. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: perhaps irregular of frush (II)
1. of a stone in a wall : to break away at the edges through excess loading
2. of mortar : to become forced out to or from the joints through pressure |