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Word: Flush
Speech Type: 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
flʌʃ
(of a person's skin, face, etc.) become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion
Short Definition:become red and hot
Examples:- Rachel flushed angrily
cleanse (something, especially a toilet) by causing large quantities of water to pass through it
Short Definition:cleanse by passing water through
Examples:- she flushed the loo
- the nurse flushed out the catheter
drive (a bird, especially a game bird, or an animal) from its cover
Short Definition:drive game bird from cover
Examples:- the grouse were flushed from the woods
(of a plant) send out fresh shoots
Short Definition:(of plant) produce fresh shoots
Examples:- the plant had started to flush by late March
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