FLUSH

I. verb Etymology: Middle English flusshen Date: 13th century intransitive verb to fly away suddenly, transitive verb to cause (as a bird) to ~, to expose or chase from a place of concealment , II. noun Etymology: Middle French flus, fluz, from Latin fluxus flow, flux Date: circa 1529 a hand of playing cards all of the same suit, a series of three or more slalom gates set vertically on a slope, III. noun Etymology: perhaps modification of Latin fluxus Date: 1529 a sudden flow (as of water), 2. a sudden increase or expansion, a surge of emotion , 3. a tinge of red ; blush , a fresh and vigorous state , a transitory sensation of extreme heat, IV. verb Date: 1548 intransitive verb to flow and spread suddenly and freely, 2. to glow brightly, blush , to produce new growth , transitive verb 1. to cause to flow, to pour liquid over or through, inflame , excite , to cause to blush, V. adjective Date: circa 1568 1. of a ruddy healthy color, full of life and vigor ; lusty , 2. filled to overflowing, affluent , readily available ; abundant , 4. having or forming a continuous plane or unbroken surface , directly abutting or immediately adjacent: as, set even with an edge of a type page or column ; having no indention, arranged edge to edge so as to fit snugly, ~ness noun VI. adverb Date: 1700 in a ~ manner, squarely , VII. transitive verb Date: circa 1842 to make ~