flush 1 (fl sh)v. flushed, flush·ing, flush·es v.intr. 1. To turn red, as from fever, embarrassment, or strong emotion; blush. 2. To glow, especially with a reddish color: The sky flushed pink at dawn. 3. To flow suddenly and abundantly, as from containment; flood. 4. To be emptied or cleaned by a rapid flow of water, as a toilet. v.tr. 1. To cause to redden or glow. 2. To excite or elate: The team was flushed with the success of victory. 3. a. To clean, rinse, or empty with a rapid flow of a liquid, especially water: flush a toilet; flush a wound with iodine. b. To remove or eliminate by or as if by flushing: "The weakness in demand and productivity will at least ... flush out some of the inflation premium that has been built into interest rates" (Fortune). n. 1. a. A flooding flow or rush, as of water. b. The act of cleaning or rinsing by or as if by flushing. 2. A blush or glow: "here and there a flush of red on the lip of a little cloud" (Willa Cather). 3. a. A reddening of the skin, as with fever, emotion, or exertion. b. A brief sensation of heat over all or part of the body. 4. A rush of strong feeling: a flush of pride. 5. A state of freshness or vigor. See Synonyms at bloom1. adj. flush·er, flush·est 1. Having a healthy reddish color; flushed. 2. Having an abundant supply of money; affluent. See Synonyms at rich. 3. Marked by abundance; plentiful: flush times resulting from the oil boom. 4. Swelling; overflowing: rivers flush with the spring rains. 5. a. Having surfaces in the same plane; even. b. Arranged with adjacent sides, surfaces, or edges close together: a sofa flush against the wall. See Synonyms at level. c. Printing Aligned evenly with a margin, as along the left or right edge of a typeset page; not indented. 6. Direct, straightforward, or solid: knocked out by a flush blow to the jaw. 7. Designed to be emptied or cleaned by flushing: a flush toilet. adv. 1. So as to be even, in one plane, or aligned with a margin. 2. Squarely or solidly: The ball hit him flush on the face. [Probably from flush, to dart out.] flush  er n.flush ness n. |
| flush 2 (flsh) n. Games A hand in which all the cards are of the same suit but not in numerical sequence, ranked above a straight and below a full house in poker. [French flux, flus, from Old French flux, from Latin fl  xus, flux; see flux.] |
| flush 3 (flsh) v. flushed, flush·ing, flush·es v.tr. 1. To frighten (a game bird, for example) from cover. 2. To drive or force into the open: The police fired tear gas to flush out the terrorists. v.intr. To dart out or fly from cover. n. A bird or flock of birds that has been frightened from cover. [Middle English flusshen.] |
flush1
vb
1. to blush or cause to blush
2. to flow or flood or cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
3. to glow or shine or cause to glow or shine with a rosy colour
4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to send a volume of water quickly through (a pipe, channel, etc.) or into (a toilet) for the purpose of cleansing, emptying, etc.
5. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) to cause (soluble substances in the soil) to be washed towards the surface, as by the action of underground springs, or (of such substances) to be washed towards the soil surface
6. (tr; usually passive) to excite or elate
n
1. a rosy colour, esp in the cheeks; blush
2. a sudden flow or gush, as of water
3. a feeling of excitement or elation the flush of success
4. early bloom; freshness the flush of youth
5. (Medicine / Pathology) redness of the skin, esp of the face, as from the effects of a fever, alcohol, etc.
6. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Ecology an area of boggy land fed by ground water
adj
having a ruddy or heightened colour
[C16 (in the sense: to gush forth): perhaps from flush3]
flusher n
flush2
adj (usually postpositive)
1. level or even with another surface
2. directly adjacent; continuous
3. Informal having plenty of money
4. Informal abundant or plentiful, as money
5. full of vigour
6. full to the brim or to the point of overflowing
7. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing having an even margin, right or left, with no indentations
8. (of a blow) accurately delivered
9. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (of a vessel) having no superstructure built above the flat level of the deck
adv
1. so as to be level or even
2. directly or squarely
vb (tr)
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to cause (surfaces) to be on the same level or in the same plane
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to enrich the diet of (a ewe) during the breeding season
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a period of fresh growth of leaves, shoots, etc.
[probably from flush1 (in the sense: spring out)]
flushness n
flush3
vb
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) (tr) to rouse (game, wild creatures, etc.) and put to flight
[C13 flusshen, perhaps of imitative origin]
flush4
n
(Group Games / Card Games) (in poker and similar games) a hand containing only one suit
[from Old French flus, from Latin fluxus flux]
Flush a flock of startled birds; a hand of cards of the same suit; a sudden growth of emotion.
Examples: flush of cards of the same suit; of emotion; of malard [rising from the water]; of plumbers—Lipton, 1970; of Wing Commanders.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | flush - the period of greatest prosperity or productivity period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" golden age - a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak; "it was the golden age of cinema" |
| 2. |  flush - a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good healthgood health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease | |
| 3. | flush - sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease | |
| 4. | flush - a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit poker hand - the 5 cards held in a game of poker | |
| 5. |  flush - 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"excitement, exhilaration - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" | |
| 6. |  flush - 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"springtide - a swelling rush of anything; "he rose on the springtide of prosperity" | |
| 7. | flush - sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus | |
| Verb | 1. | flush - turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" |
| 2. | flush - flow freely; "The garbage flushed down the river" flush down, wash down - flow freely; "The body washed down the river" | |
| 3. | flush - glow or cause to glow with warm color or light; "the sky flushed with rosy splendor" glow - emit a steady even light without flames; "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden" | |
| 4. | flush - make level or straight; "level the ground" change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface grade - level to the right gradient strickle - level off with a strickle in a measuring container; "strickle sand" | |
| 5. | flush - rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" | |
| 6. | flush - irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth" | |
| 7. | flush - cause to flow or flood with or as if with water; "flush the meadows" suffuse, perfuse - cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color" perfuse - force a fluid through (a body part or tissue); "perfuse a liver with a salt solution" | |
| Adj. | 1. | flush - 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" even - being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with); "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window" |
| 2. |  flush - 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"rich - possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles" | |
| Adv. | 1. | flush - squarely or solidly; "hit him flush in the face" |
| 2. | flush - in the same plane; "set it flush with the top of the table" |
flush1
verb
1. blush, colour, burn, flame, glow, crimson, redden, suffuse, turn red, go red, colour up, go as red as a beetroot He turned away, his face flushing.
noun
flush2
adjective
2. (Informal) wealthy, rich, rolling (slang), well-off, in the money (informal), in funds, well-heeled (informal), replete, moneyed, well-supplied many developing countries were flush with dollars
adverb
level, even, touching, squarely, in contact, hard (against) the edges fit flush with the walls
flush3
Translations
flush1 [flʌʃ]
flush2 [flʌʃ]
flush3 [flʌʃ] ADJ
flush4 [flʌʃ] VT (also flush out) [+ game, birds] → levantar (fig) [+ criminal] → sacar de su escondrijo a
flush5 [flʌʃ] N (Cards) → color m, flux m inv
A. N
1. (= blush) there was a slight flush on his cheeks → tenía las mejillas un poco coloradas
she felt a faint flush of colour rising in her face → notó que se le dibujaba cierto rubor en el rostro
the pink flush of dawn spread across the sky (liter) → el arrebol del alba se extendía por el cielo(liter)
she felt a faint flush of colour rising in her face → notó que se le dibujaba cierto rubor en el rostro
the pink flush of dawn spread across the sky (liter) → el arrebol del alba se extendía por el cielo(liter)
2. (= glow) [of beauty, health] → resplandor m
B. VI [person, face] → ponerse colorado, sonrojarse, ruborizarse(liter) (with de)
flush2 [flʌʃ]
A. N [of toilet] (= device) → cisterna f; (= sound) → sonido m de la cisterna; (= action) → descarga f de agua
B. VT (also flush out) [+ sink, yard] → limpiar con agua, baldear
to flush the toilet or lavatory → tirar de la cadena
to flush the toilet or lavatory → tirar de la cadena
flush3 [flʌʃ] ADJ
1. (= level) → a ras (with de) → al mismo nivel (with que) (DIY) → empotrado (with con) a door flush with the wall → una puerta al mismo nivel que la pared
to make two things flush → nivelar dos cosas
to make two things flush → nivelar dos cosas
flush4 [flʌʃ] VT (also flush out) [+ game, birds] → levantar (fig) [+ criminal] → sacar de su escondrijo a
flush5 [flʌʃ] N (Cards) → color m, flux m inv
flush [ˈflʌʃ]
n
(on skin) → rougeur f hot flushes
(= early, exciting stage) in the first flush [love, romance, relationship] → dans l'euphorie des débuts
in the first flush of sth
People in the first flush of love do not like to criticize each other → Dans l'euphorie des débuts les amoureux n'aiment pas se critiquer.
in the first flush of youth
BUT dans sa première jeunesse.
in the first flush of sth
People in the first flush of love do not like to criticize each other → Dans l'euphorie des débuts les amoureux n'aiment pas se critiquer.
in the first flush of youth
BUT dans sa première jeunesse.
vt
to flush the toilet → tirer la chasse, tirer la chasse d'eau
to flush sth down the toilet → faire passer qch dans les toilettes
to flush sth down the toilet → faire passer qch dans les toilettes
flush1
flush2
flush3
flush4
n
(= lavatory flush) → (Wasser)spülung f
(= blush) → Röte f; the flush of colour (Brit) or color (US) in her cheeks → die Farbe in ihren Wangen
(of beauty, youth) → Blüte f; (of excitement, enthusiasm, panic) → Welle f; in the (first) flush of victory → im (ersten) Siegestaumel; in the first flush of youth → in der ersten Jugendblüte
vi
(person, face) → rot werden, rot anlaufen (→ with vor +dat); to flush crimson → dunkelrot anlaufen or werden
(lavatory) → spülen
vt → spülen; (also flush out) drain → durch- or ausspülen; to flush the lavatory or toilet → spülen, die Wasserspülung betätigen; to flush something down the toilet → etw die Toilette hinunterspülen
flush2
adj pred
flush3
vt game, birds → aufstöbern, aufscheuchen
flush4
flush [flʌʃ]
flush [flʌʃ]
1. n
a. (lavatory flush) → sciacquone m
b. (blush) → rossore m
2. adj
4. vt
flush away vt + adv (down lavatory) → buttare nel gabinetto (e tirare l'acqua)
flush [flʌʃ]
1. n
a. (lavatory flush) → sciacquone m
b. (blush) → rossore m
2. adj
4. vt
flush away vt + adv (down lavatory) → buttare nel gabinetto (e tirare l'acqua)
n flush [flaʃ]
1 a flow of blood to the face, making it red A slow flush covered her face. gloed; blos إحْمِرار، تَوَرُّد руменина ruměnec rødme das Erröten αναψοκοκκίνισμα, ξάναμμα rubor puna(stus) برافروختگی punastuminen rougeur הַסמָקָה लालिमा, आवेग rumenilo, navala krvi u lice elvörösödés memerah roði rossore 紅潮 (얼굴의) 홍조 nukaitimas, raudonis pietvīkums pam blos rødme, rødming wypieki, rumieniec rubor roşeaţă румянец červeň rdečica rumenilo rodnad หน้าแดง kızarma 紅暈 прилив крові; рум'янець چہرہ تمتما اٹھنا sự hồng hào; sự đỏ mặt 红晕
2 (the device that works) a rush of water which cleans a toilet a flush toilet. spoeltoilet; spoellatrine تَدَفُّق المياه لغَسْل المِرْحاض промиване splachování udskylnings- die Spülung καζανάκι cisterna loputus(kast) سیفون؛ فلاش huuhtelu chasse (d'eau) שֶׁטֶף पानी बहाना, नया विकास zahod s tekućom vodom öblítés; vécé sentoran skolun getto/flusso d'acqua 水洗設備 (변기, 관(管) 따위의) 씻어 내림, 배수 vandens nuleidimo įtaisas, nuleidimas ūdens klozets flash waterspoeling nedskylling spłuczka, spłukanie descarga jet de apă спуск воды splachovanie splakovalnik kazanče spolning การกดชักโครก bol su; tuvalet sifonu 沖洗 змивання پانی کا ریلا چھوڑ کر صاف کرنے کا عمل sự dội nước (nhà cầu) 冲洗
v
1 to become red in the face She flushed with embarrassment. bloos; gebloos يَحْمَر، يَتَوَرَّد изчервявам се zrudnout blive rød i hovedet; rødme erröten αναψοκοκκινίζω ruborizar, sonrojar punastama سرخ شدن punastua rougir לְהַסמִיק गाल पर लाली छाना zarumeniti se, natjerati krv u lice elpirul memerah roðna arrossire 紅潮する (얼굴이) 붉어지다 užkaisti, nurausti pietvīkt muka menjadi merah blozen rødme, bli rød (za)rumienić się corar a se înroşi краснеть očervenieť zardeti zarumeniti se rodna ทำให้หน้าแดง kızarmak 臉發紅 червоніти چہرہ تمتما اٹھنا ửng đỏ 脸发红
2 to clean by a rush of water to flush a toilet. spoel; 'n toilet spoel يَغْسِل المِرْحاض، يَسْحَب السيفون промивам spláchnout skylle ud; skylle (aus)spülen τραβώ το καζανάκι tirar de la cadena loputama فلاش کردن huuhdella tirer la chasse (d'eau) לְהוֹרִיד מָיִם पानी से बहाना povuci vodu (u zahodu) öblít (vécét) menyentor sturta, skola pulire (con un getto d'acqua) 水洗する 물로 씻어내다 nuplauti vandens srove nolaist ūdeni tualetē mengepam doorspoelen skylle ned spłukiwać puxar o autoclismo a trage apa спускать воду spláchnuť splakniti isprati spola กดชักโครก bol suyla temizlemek (用水)沖洗 змивати پانی کے ریلے سے صاف کرنا dội nước （用水）冲洗
3 (usually without) to cause (an animal etc) to leave a hiding place The police flushed out the criminal. uitja; uitgejaag; opgeskrik يُجَفِّل الطَّير من مَخْبَئِهِ изкарвам vyplašit jage aufstöbern αναγκάζω κπ. να εγκαταλείψει την κρυψώνα του hacer salir, desalojar välja ajama تاراندن savustaa ulos débusquer לְהָרחִיק בִּשטִיפָה किसी जानवर इत्यादि को उसके छिपने की जगह से भगाना istjerati iz skrovišta, otkriti kiugraszt memaksa keluar hrekja úr fylgsni stanare 追い出す 쫓아내다 išrūkyti izdzīt (no paslēptuves) memaksa keluar verjagen jage ut/opp płoszyć levantar a scoate din ascunziş выманивать vyplašiť izbezati isterati skrämma upp, jaga ut (fram) ทำให้ตื่นตกใจ saklandığı yerden çıkarmak 逐出 полохати ڈھونڈ کر باہر نکالنا xua 逐出
adj flushed
red in the face You look very flushed. bloesend مُحْمَر الوَجْه، مُتَوَرِّد، مُحْتَقِن зачервен zardělý rødmende rot αναψοκοκκινισμένος sonrojado punane بر افروخته punastunut rouge סָמוּק परिपूर्ण, समतल, बहुतायत crven u licu, rumen (ki)pirult memerah rjóður rosso 紅潮した 홍조를 띤 nukaitęs, išraudęs pietvīcis muka merah rood rød i toppen zarumieniony corado îmbujorat румяный zapýrený zardel rumen [] röd หน้าแดง yüzü kızarmış 臉色紅潤的 почервонілий سرخ رو đầy xúc động 脸色红润的
(in) the first flush of
(in) the early stages of (something) when a person is feeling fresh, strong, enthusiastic etc in the first flush of youth. fleur; in die fleur van haar jeug في نَضارَة الشَّباب в началото на живота v rozpuku i ungdommens vår in der Blüte στον πρώτο ενθουσιασμό en la euforia de õitsenguajal عنفوان alkuinnostus dans l'euphorie de פְּרִיחָה यौवन की भावना u naponu snage, mladosti vminek az első jelentkezése tahap awal í blóma nel rigoglio di 盛り 감격에 도취되어 pačiame žydėjime (jaunības, spēku) plaukums tahap awal bloei (ungdommens) vår, frambrudd, blomstring w pierwszym przypływie, w kwiecie no alvor (în) entuziasmul (...) в расцвете сил v rozpuku v navalu prvi zanos i [] vår, i första början กระตือรือร้น ilk heyecanla 處於初期階段(精力旺盛時) розквіт شروعاتی دور میں thời thanh xuân; lúc sung mãn 精力旺盛的
flush → نضارة, يَتَورد ruměnec, zrudnout rødme, rødmen erröten, Errötung κοκκίνισμα, φουντώνω rubor, ruborizarse puna, punastua rougeur, rougir istjerati, naglo bujanje far arrossire, rossore 赤面, 赤面する 얼굴이 붉어지다, 홍조 blos, doorspoelen rødme rumieniec, zarumienić się ficar vermelho, vermelhidão вспыхнуть, румянец häftig ström, rodna ชักโครก, หน้าหรือผิวแดง yüz kızarması, yüzü kızarmak sự đỏ mặt, xả nước 冲洗, 奔流
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