[flush] vb [ME flusshen] vi (13c): to take wing suddenly ~ vt 1: to cause (a bird) to flush
2: to expose or chase from a place of concealment "~ed the boys from their hiding place"
[2]flush n [MF flus, fluz, fr. L fluxus flow, flux] (ca. 1529) 1: a hand of playing cards all of the same suit; specif: 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 [3]flush n [perh. modif. of L fluxus] (1529) 1: a sudden flow (as of water); also: a rinsing or cleansing with or as if with a flush of water
2. a: a sudden increase or expansion; esp: sudden and usu. abundant new plant growth b: a surge of emotion "felt a ~ of anger at the insult" 3 a: a tinge of red: blush b: a fresh and vigorous state "in the first ~ of womanhood"
4: a transitory sensation of extreme heat--compare hot flash [4]flush vi (1548) 1: to flow and spread suddenly and freely
2. a: to glow brightly b: blush
3: to produce new growth "the plants ~ twice during the year" ~ vt 1 a: to cause to flow b: to pour liquid over or through; esp: to cleanse or wash out with or as if with a rush of liquid "~ the toilet" "~ the lungs with air"
2: inflame, excite--usu. used passively "~ed with pride"
3: to cause to blush [5]flush adj (1594) 1 a: of a ruddy healthy color b: full of life and vigor: lusty
2. a: filled to overflowing b: affluent
3: readily available: abundant
4. a: having or forming a continuous plane or unbroken surface "~ paneling" b: directly abutting or immediately adjacent: as (1): set even with an edge of a type page or column: having no indention (2): arranged edge to edge so as to fit snugly -- flush.ness n [6]flush adv (1700) 1: in a flush manner
2: squarely "hit him ~ on the chin" [7]flush vt (ca. 1842): to make flush "~ the headings on a page"