Flush | Mean of flush in English Dictionary

/ˈflʌʃ/

• Noun
• redness on a person's face because of emotion, heat, etc.
1. A flush spread over her face at the mention of his name.
• the act of cleaning a toilet with a flow of water
1. We could hear the flush of a toilet somewhere in the building.
2. give the toilet a flush
• a sudden feeling or strong emotion
1. a flush of grief/pleasure
2. He felt a flush of pride in his son's victory.

• in the early and exciting time of (something)
1. She published her first novel while still in the flush of youth. [=while still young]
2. Everyone felt hopeful in the first flush of victory.
• Verb
• to cause a strong flow of water to clean (a toilet)
1. flush the toilet
2. The toilet flushes automatically.
3. Police suspect that the drugs were flushed down the toilet.
• to clean (something) with a flow of water or some other liquid
1. Flush the wound immediately with water.
2. The doctor flushed her eye with a special solution.
3. He flushed out the car's radiator.
4. flush out the system
• to remove (something) with a flow of liquid
1. They flushed impurities from the system. = They flushed impurities out of the system.
2. He used a hose to flush the leaves from the gutters.
• to become red in the face because of heat, emotion, etc.
1. She flushed with anger/embarrassment.
2. Her face flushed at the mention of his name.
• to cause or force (someone or something) to leave a hiding place
1. The police flushed the suspects from the building.
2. The police flushed out the suspects.
3. The birds were flushed out of the tree.
4. The committee succeeded in flushing out [=finding] several good candidates.
5. The agency flushed out a surprising number of tax evaders.
• even or level with another surface
1. The paneling and the wall should be flush (with each other).
• having a large amount of money
1. He just got paid and he was feeling flush.
2. Right now the town is flush with money. [=the town has more money than usual]
• in order to be level or even with another surface
1. He arranged the books flush with the edge of the shelf.
• in a very forceful way
1. He landed a punch flush [=squarely] on my chin.
2. She placed her hands flush against the door and pushed with all her might.
3. He hit the ball flush.
• Noun
• a set of cards that a player has in a card game (such as poker) that are all of the same suit (such as diamonds)
1. She won the pot with a flush.