(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~, your face goes red because you are hot or ill, or because you are feeling a strong emotion such as embarrassment or anger.
Do you sweat a lot or ~ a lot?...
He turned away embarrassed, his face ~ing red.
VERB: V, V colour
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Flush is also a noun.
There was a slight ~ on his cheeks.
N-COUNT
~ed
Her face was ~ed with anger.
ADJ: oft ADJ with n
2.
When someone ~es a toilet after using it, they fill the toilet bowl with water in order to clean it, usually by pressing a handle or pulling a chain. You can also say that a toilet ~es.
She ~ed the toilet and went back in the bedroom.
...the sound of the toilet ~ing.
VERB: V n, V
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Flush is also a noun.
He heard the ~ of a toilet.
N-COUNT: usu sing
3.
If you ~ something down the toilet, you get rid of it by putting it into the toilet bowl and ~ing the toilet.
He was found trying to ~ banknotes down the toilet.
VERB: V n down n
4.
If you ~ a part of your body, you clean it or make it healthier by using a large amount of liquid to get rid of dirt or harmful substances.
Flush the eye with clean cold water for at least 15 minutes...
= cleanse
VERB: V n
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Flush out means the same as ~ .
...an ‘alternative’ therapy that gently ~es out the colon to remove toxins.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P
5.
If you ~ dirt or a harmful substance out of a place, you get rid of it by using a large amount of liquid.
That won’t ~ out all the sewage, but it should unclog some stinking drains.
VERB: V n with out
6.
If you ~ people or animals out of a place where they are hiding, you find or capture them by forcing them to come out of that place.
They ~ed them out of their hiding places...
The Guyana Defence Force is engaged in ~ing out illegal Brazilian miners operating in the country.
VERB: V n out of n, V n with out
7.
If one object or surface is ~ with another, they are at the same height or distance from something else, so that they form a single smooth surface.
Make sure the tile is ~ with the surrounding tiles.
= level
ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with n
8.
The ~ of something is an intense feeling of excitement or pleasure that you have when you are experiencing it and for a short time afterwards.
...the first ~ of young love.
...in the ~ of victory.
N-SING: N of n