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flush 1
(flŭsh)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 drive away with a rapid flow of a liquid: flush debris from a pipe.
c. To remove or eliminate: "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 great vigor or development. See Synonyms at bloom1.
adj. flush·er, flush·est
1. Having a healthy reddish color; flushed.
2.
a. Having an abundant supply of something, especially money: a business that is flush with profits; a crowd that was flush with excitement.
b. Marked by abundance; plentiful: flush times resulting from the oil boom.
3.
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.
4. Direct, straightforward, or solid: knocked out by a flush blow to the jaw.
5. 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
(flŭsh)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 flūxus, flux; see flux.]
flush 3
(flŭsh)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.]
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flushed
(flʌʃt)adj
1. temporarily showing a rosy colour, esp in the cheeks; blushing
2. flushed with something very excited because of some success or triumph
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| Adj. | 1. | flushed - having the pinkish flush of health healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" |
| 2. | flushed - (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" |
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flushed
adjective
1. (often with with) exhilarated, excited, aroused, elated, high (informal), inspired, thrilled, animated, enthused, intoxicated She was flushed with the success of the venture.
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flushed
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Translations
مُحْمَر الوَجْه، مُتَوَرِّد، مُحْتَقِن
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kipirult
rjóîur
zapýrený
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flushed
[flʌʃt] ADJ1. (= red) [face, cheeks] → colorado, rojo
she arrived looking flushed → llegó colorada
to be flushed from alcohol/sleep → estar colorado por el alcohol/de haber dormido
to be flushed with anger → estar rojo de ira
to be flushed with embarrassment → estar rojo de vergüenza → estar sonrojado
she arrived looking flushed → llegó colorada
to be flushed from alcohol/sleep → estar colorado por el alcohol/de haber dormido
to be flushed with anger → estar rojo de ira
to be flushed with embarrassment → estar rojo de vergüenza → estar sonrojado
2. (= excited) to be flushed with success → estar eufórico por el éxito
to be flushed with excitement → estar arrebatado de entusiasmo
to be flushed with victory → estar eufórico por el triunfo
to be flushed with excitement → estar arrebatado de entusiasmo
to be flushed with victory → estar eufórico por el triunfo
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flushed
[ˈflʌʃt] adjCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
flushed
adj (= red) face, cheeks → rot, gerötet; to be flushed (person) → rot im Gesicht sein; she arrived flushed → sie kam mit einem roten Kopf an; if your child is flushed and feverish → wenn Ihr Kind rot aussieht und Fieber hat; flushed with excitement/embarrassment/anger → rot vor Aufregung/Verlegenheit/Wut; to be flushed with success/happiness → über seinen Erfolg/vor Glück strahlen; white flowers flushed with pink → weiße, stellenweise rosa getönte Blüten
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flush
(flaʃ) noun1. a flow of blood to the face, making it red. A slow flush covered her face.
2. (the device that works) a rush of water which cleans a toilet. a flush toilet.
verb1. to become red in the face. She flushed with embarrassment.
2. to clean by a rush of water. to flush a toilet.
3. (usually with out) to cause (an animal etc) to leave a hiding place. The police flushed out the criminal.
flushed adjective red in the face. You look very flushed.
(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.
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