Word Meaning

flush definition and meaning

v. i. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.
v. i. To become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red; to blush.
v. i. To snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
v. i. To start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird.
v. t. To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water; as, to flush the meadows; to flood for the purpose of cleaning; as, to flush a sewer.
v. t. To cause the blood to rush into (the face); to put to the blush, or to cause to glow with excitement.
v. t. To make suddenly or temporarily red or rosy, as if suffused with blood.
v. t. To excite; to animate; to stir.
v. t. To cause to start, as a hunter a bird.
n. A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
n. A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
n. Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood; as, the flush on the side of a peach; the flush on the clouds at sunset.
n. A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement. animation, etc.; as, a flush of joy.
n. A flock of birds suddenly started up or flushed.
n. A hand of cards of the same suit.
a. Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
a. Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal.
a. Unbroken or even in surface; on a level with the adjacent surface; forming a continuous surface; as, a flush panel; a flush joint.
a. Consisting of cards of one suit.
adv. So as to be level or even.

Crossword clues for flush

- Flood with water
- Make proud
- Poker hand
- Sluice