four-flush (fôr′flŭsh′) intr.v. four-flushed ,
four-flush·ing ,
four-flush·es 1. Games To bluff in poker with a four flush.
2. Slang To make empty claims; bluff.
four′-flush′er n.
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four′ flush` n. a hand in poker having four cards of one suit and one of another; an imperfect flush.
[1885–90, Amer. ]
four′-flush` v.i. 1. to bluff.
2. to bluff in poker on the basis of a four flush.
four′-flush`er, n.
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four-flush Past participle: four-flushedGerund: four-flushingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative four-flush four-flush
Present I four-flush you four-flush he/she/it four-flushes we four-flush you four-flush they four-flush
Preterite I four-flushed you four-flushed he/she/it four-flushed we four-flushed you four-flushed they four-flushed
Present Continuous I am four-flushing you are four-flushing he/she/it is four-flushing we are four-flushing you are four-flushing they are four-flushing
Present Perfect I have four-flushed you have four-flushed he/she/it has four-flushed we have four-flushed you have four-flushed they have four-flushed
Past Continuous I was four-flushing you were four-flushing he/she/it was four-flushing we were four-flushing you were four-flushing they were four-flushing
Past Perfect I had four-flushed you had four-flushed he/she/it had four-flushed we had four-flushed you had four-flushed they had four-flushed
Future I will four-flush you will four-flush he/she/it will four-flush we will four-flush you will four-flush they will four-flush
Future Perfect I will have four-flushed you will have four-flushed he/she/it will have four-flushed we will have four-flushed you will have four-flushed they will have four-flushed
Future Continuous I will be four-flushing you will be four-flushing he/she/it will be four-flushing we will be four-flushing you will be four-flushing they will be four-flushing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been four-flushing you have been four-flushing he/she/it has been four-flushing we have been four-flushing you have been four-flushing they have been four-flushing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been four-flushing you will have been four-flushing he/she/it will have been four-flushing we will have been four-flushing you will have been four-flushing they will have been four-flushing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been four-flushing you had been four-flushing he/she/it had been four-flushing we had been four-flushing you had been four-flushing they had been four-flushing
Conditional I would four-flush you would four-flush he/she/it would four-flush we would four-flush you would four-flush they would four-flush
Past Conditional I would have four-flushed you would have four-flushed he/she/it would have four-flushed we would have four-flushed you would have four-flushed they would have four-flushed
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
four-flush verb Slang. To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation:
beguile ,
betray ,
bluff ,
cozen ,
deceive ,
delude ,
double-cross ,
dupe ,
fool ,
hoodwink ,
humbug ,
mislead ,
take in ,
trick .
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