flush

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈflʌʃ/
• Rhymes: -ʌʃ

Adjective

flush (comparative flusher, superlative flushest)

1. smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.

   Sand down the excess until it is flush with the surface.

2. wealthy or well off.

   He just got a bonus so he's flush today.

3. (typography) Short for flush left and right; a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.

Synonyms

• (typography): double-clean, flush left and right, forced, forced justified, force justified, justified

Derived terms

• flush left, flush right, flush left and right

Translations

smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out

Finnish: samalla tasolla French: de niveau (fr), aligné (fr) German: bündig (de) Norwegian: nettopp (no)

Spanish: plano (es), alineado (es) Swedish: jämn (sv) Turkish: aynı düzeyde (tr), bir hizâda (tr), çıkıntısız (tr), hem yüz (tr)

wealthy or well off

Dutch: rijk (nl),gefortuneerd (nl),vermogend (nl) Finnish: rahoissaan French: en fonds (fr), riche (fr)

Norwegian: rik (no) Swedish: burgen (sv), rik (sv), välmående (sv) Turkish: paralı (tr), varlıklı (tr)

Noun

flush (plural flushes)

1. A cleansing with plenty of fluid.
2. Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
3. (poker) A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.

Related terms

• straight flush
• royal flush

Translations

cleansing

Finnish: huuhtelu (fi)

German: Spülen (de) n., Spülung (de) f.

cleansing of a toilet

Finnish: huuhtelu, vessan vetäminen French: chasse d'eau (fr) f.

German: Spülen (de) n., Spülung (de) f.

poker hand

Czech: fleš (cs) Finnish: väri (fi) French: flush (fr), couleur (fr) f. German: Flush (de) m.

Hungarian: szín (hu), flös (hu), flush (hu) Polish: kolor (pl) m. Spanish: flor (es) f. Swedish: färg (sv) c.

Verb

flush (third-person singular simple present flushes, present participle flushing, simple past and past participle flushed)

1. (transitive) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.

   Flush the injury with plenty of water.

2. (transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water.
3. (transitive) To cause to take flight from concealment.

   The hunters flushed the tiger from the canebrake.

4. (intransitive) To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.

   The damsel flushed at the scoundrel's suggestion.

5. (intransitive) To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.

   A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth.

6. (intransitive) (Toilets only) To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.
7. (intransitive) (Computer Science) To clear a buffer of its contents.

Usage notes

In sense “turn red with embarrassment”, blush is more common. More finely, in indicating the actual change, blush is more common – “He blushed with embarrassment” – but in indicating state, flushed is also common – “He was flushed with excitement”.

Synonyms

• (turn red with embarrassment): blush

Translations

to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid

Dutch: spoelen (nl) Finnish: huuhdella (fi) French: laver à grande eau (fr)

Russian: смывать (ru) (smyvát') impf., смыть (ru) (smyt') pf., промывать (ru) (promyvát') impf., промыть (ru) (promýt') pf. Swedish: spola (sv)

to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water

Dutch: doorspoelen (nl),doortrekken (nl) Finnish: huuhdella (fi), vetää (fi) French: tirer la chasse d'eau (fr)

Russian: смывать (ru) (smyvát') impf., смыть (ru) (smyt') pf. Swedish: spola (sv)

to cause to take flight from concealment

Finnish: ajaa (fi)

to become suffused with reddish color

Dutch: blozen (nl) Finnish: punastua (fi)

French: rougir (fr) Swedish: rodna (sv)

to take suddenly to flight, especially from cover

Finnish: rynnätä (fi); lehahtaa (fi) (on wings)

to be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water

Finnish: huuhdella (fi), vetää (fi) vessa (fi)

Swedish: spola (sv)

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Etymology

From English

Noun

flush m. (plural flushs)

1. (poker) flush