flush
verb (1)
\ ˈfləsh
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flushed;
flushing;
flushes
Definition of flush
(Entry 1 of 7)
: to fly away suddenly
1
: to cause (a bird) to flush
The birds were flushed out of the trees.
2
: to expose or chase from a place of concealment
flushed the boys from their hiding place Police flushed the suspects from the building.
flush
noun (1)Definition of flush (Entry 2 of 7)
1
: a hand of playing cards all of the same suit
specifically
: a poker hand containing five cards of the same suit but not in sequence — see poker illustration
2
: a series of three or more slalom gates set vertically on a slope
flush
noun (2)Definition of flush (Entry 3 of 7)
1
: a sudden flow (as of water)
also
: a rinsing or cleansing with or as if with a flush of water
2a
: a sudden increase or expansion
especially
: sudden and usually abundant new plant growth
the spring flush of grass
b
: a surge of emotion
felt a flush of anger at the insult
3a
: a tinge of red : blush
b
: a fresh and vigorous state
in the first flush of womanhood
4
: a transitory sensation of extreme heat — compare hot flash