flush

CEFRC1

/ˈflʌʃ/

verb · noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To send water through a toilet or pipe to clean it.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To cause to take flight from concealment.

Examples

  • Tom is flush with money since he got paid today.

  • Don't forget to flush the toilet.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.

More examples

In context

  • A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth.

  • Sand down the excess until it is flush with the surface.

  • The dogs flushed the deer from the woods.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After using the toilet, please remember to blank the waste down.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English flusshen, fluschen, of uncertain origin. Compare dialectal flusk (“to fly at, startle a bird out of the bush”) and flusker (“to flutter, fly irregularly”). Perhaps related to Middle English flasshen, flasschen, flaschen, see flash; or a Middle English blend of flowen (“to flow”) + guschen (“to gush”). Compare Saterland Frisian flutskje, German Low German flutschen, German flutschen.