FLUSH


Meaning of FLUSH in English

/ flʌʃ; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective

■ verb

1.

( of a person or their face ) to become red, especially because you are embarrassed, angry or hot :

[ v ]

She flushed with anger.

[ v - adj ]

Sam felt her cheeks flush red.

[also vn ]

2.

[ v , vn ] when a toilet flushes or you flush it, water passes through it to clean it, after a handle, etc. has been pressed

3.

[ vn ] flush sth out (with sth) | flush sth through sth to clean sth by causing water to pass through it :

Flush the pipe out with clean water.

Flush clean water through the pipe.

4.

[ vn + adv. / prep. ] to get rid of sth with a sudden flow of water :

They flushed the drugs down the toilet.

Drinking lots of water will help to flush toxins out of the body.

PHRASAL VERBS

- flush sb/sth out (of sth) | flush sb/sth out

■ noun

1.

[ C , usually sing. ] a red colour that appears on your face or body because you are embarrassed, excited or hot :

A pink flush spread over his cheeks.

—see also hot flush

2.

[ C , usually sing. ] a sudden strong feeling; the hot feeling on your face or body caused by this :

a flush of anger / embarrassment / enthusiasm / guilt

3.

[ sing. ] the act of cleaning a toilet with a sudden flow of water :

Give the toilet a flush.

4.

[ C ] ( in card games ) a set of cards that a player has that are all of the same suit

IDIOMS

- (in) the first flush of sth

■ adjective [ not before noun ]

1.

( informal ) having a lot of money, usually for a short time

2.

flush with sth ( of two surfaces ) completely level with each other :

Make sure the paving stones are flush with the lawn.

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WORD ORIGIN

noun senses 1 to 3 and verb Middle English (in the sense move rapidly, spring up , especially of a bird fly up suddenly ): symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words connected with sudden movement; perhaps influenced by flash and blush .

adjective mid 16th cent. (in the sense perfect, lacking nothing ).

noun sense 4 `early 16th cent.: from French flux (formerly flus ), from Latin fluxus a flow (see flux : the use in cards can be compared with English run ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.