26984 words

flush

19 definitions • 22 examples
1
When you flush, you become red in the face, especially as a result of strong emotions, heat, or alcohol:

Examples:

flush with She flushed with pleasure as she accepted the prize.
The champagne had caused his face to flush.
2
If you flush a toilet, or if a toilet flushes, its contents empty and it fills with water again:

Examples:

flush the toilet My children never flush the toilet after them.
I can't get the toilet to flush.
3
to get rid of something by putting it in the toilet and operating the toilet:

Examples:

I tend to flush old medicines down the toilet.
4
at the same level as another surface:

Examples:

flush with I want the light fittings to be flush with the ceiling.
5
having a lot of money:

Examples:

I've just been paid so I'm feeling flush.
6
a red colour that appears on your face or body because you are embarrassed, hot, etc.:

Examples:

A faint pink flush coloured her cheeks.
7

Examples:

Lena felt a flush of shame at the memory.
8
an occasion when the contents of a toilet empty and it fills with water
9
the handle or button that you push to make a toilet empty and fill with water:

Examples:

He pressed the flush with his hand.
10
a number of playing cards held by one player that are all from the same suit (= colour and type)
11
(of a person) to become red in the face:

Examples:

The force of the adrenaline-filled blood rushing through your body causes you to flush.
12
to operate a toilet after it has been used by pressing a handle or button, or (of a toilet) to operate in this way:

Examples:

[ T ] Flush the toilet before you clean it.
[ I ] I can’t get the toilet to flush.
13
on the same level so that no part is higher or lower or sticks out more than another:

Examples:

The sprinklers are mounted flush with the ceiling.
14
having a lot of money:

Examples:

The organization is not as flush as it once was.
15

Examples:

The toilet tank empties during a flush.
16
a reddish color on a person's face:

Examples:

a flush of embarrassment
17
a number of playing cards held by one player that are all from the same suit (= type)
18
having a lot of money to spend at a particular time:

Examples:

A flush economy means there's more money for people to invest in property.
If you're feeling flush you can always pay a bit more off your debt each month.
In flush times, lenders relax credit standards.
be flush with cash/money Firms are flush with cash and investing more.
19
to be very successful, have a lot of hope for the future, etc.:

Examples:

A rise in the price of corn means that many farmers are feeling flush with optimism.

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