Meaning of flush in English
Verb
flushEtymology
Middle English (in the sense ‘move rapidly, spring up’, especially of a bird ‘fly up suddenly’): symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words connected with sudden movement; perhaps influenced by flash and blushDefinitions
1. turn red, as if in embarrassment or shameExamples
- « The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by »
- 2. flow freely
Examples
- « The garbage flushed down the river »
- 3. make level or straight
Examples
- « level the ground »
- 4. polish and make shiny
Examples
- « buff the wooden floors »
- « buff my shoes »
- 5. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
Examples
- « flush the wound with antibiotics »
- « purge the old gas tank »
- 6. irrigate with water from a sluice
Examples
- « sluice the earth »
- 7. cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
Examples
- « flush the meadows »
Classifying Adjective
flushDefinitions
1. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of valueExamples
- « an affluent banker »
- « a speculator flush with cash »
- « not merely rich but loaded »
- « moneyed aristocrats »
- « wealthy corporations »
Synonyms
Adverb
flushDefinitions
1. squarely or solidlyExamples
- « hit him flush in the face »
- 2. in the same plane
Examples
- « set it flush with the top of the table »
Noun
flushEtymology
early 16th century: from French flux (formerly flus), from Latin fluxus‘a flow’(see flux: the use in cards can be compared with English run)Definitions
1. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity- 2. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- 3. sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
- 4. a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
- 5. the swift release of a store of affective force
Examples
- « they got a great bang out of it »
- « what a boot! »
- « he got a quick rush from injecting heroin »
- « he does it for kicks »
- 6. a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
Examples
- « he heard the flush of a toilet »
- « there was a little gush of blood »
- « she attacked him with an outpouring of words »
- 7. sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)