| Flush (flush) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Flush |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Flushed (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Flushing.] [Cf. OE. fluschen to fly up, penetrate, F.
fluz a flowing, E. flux, dial. Sw. flossa to
blaze, and E. fl |
To flow and spread suddenly; to
rush; as, blood flushes into the face.
To become suddenly suffused, as the
cheeks; to turn red; to blush.
To snow red; to shine suddenly; to
glow.
To start up suddenly; to take wing as a
bird.
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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.
To cause the blood to rush into (the
face); to put to the blush, or to cause to glow with
excitement.
To make suddenly or temporarily red or
rosy, as if suffused with blood.
To excite; to animate; to stir.
To cause to start, as a hunter a
bird.
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A
sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for
cleansing purposes.
A suffusion of the face with blood, as
from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a
blush; a glow.
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.
A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a
thrill of excitement. animation, etc.; as, a flush of
joy.
A flock of birds suddenly started up or
flushed.
A hand of cards of the same suit.
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Full
of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
Affluent; abounding; well furnished or
suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal.
Unbroken or even in
surface] on a level with the adjacent surface; forming a continuous
surface; as, a flush panel; a flush joint.
Consisting of cards
of one suit.
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| Flush (flush) |
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| adv. | (?) |
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| Flush |
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So as to be level
or even.
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To cause by flow; to
draw water from, or pour it over or through (a pond, meadow, sewer,
etc.); to cleanse by means of a rush of water.
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To operate a placer mine, where the
continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water,
and releasing it periodically in a flood.
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