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Definitions of flush:

  • noun:   a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
    Example: "He heard the flush of a toilet"
  • noun:   a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
  • noun:   sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
  • noun:   sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
  • noun:   a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
  • noun:   the swift release of a store of affective force
  • noun:   the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
  • verb:   cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
    Example: "Flush the meadows"
  • verb:   flow freely
    Example: "The garbage flushed down the river"
  • verb:   rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
    Example: "Flush the wound with antibiotics"
  • verb:   make level or straight
  • verb:   irrigate with water from a sluice
  • verb:   turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
  • verb:   polish and make shiny
  • adjective:   having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
    Example: "A speculator flush with cash"
  • adverb:   squarely or solidly
    Example: "Hit him flush in the face"
  • adverb:   in the same plane
    Example: "Set it flush with the top of the table"


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