flusht

Adjective

flushed (comparative more flushed, superlative most flushed)

1. Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.
   • Archer lay spread out, with one arm striking across the pillow. He was flushed; and when the heavy curtain blew out a little he turned and half-opened his eyes.1922, Virginia Woolf, chapter 1, in Jacob's Room

   Synonyms:

   blushing, red, reddened, red-faced

Verb (1)

flush (third-person singular simple present flushes, present participle flushing, simple past and past participle flushed)

1. (transitive) To cause to take flight from concealment.
   • The dogs flushed the deer from the woods.

   Synonyms:

   drive, flush out, scare up

2. (intransitive) To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
   • A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth.

Verb (2)

flush (third-person singular simple present flushes, present participle flushing, simple past and past participle flushed)

1. (transitive) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
   • Flush the injury with plenty of water.

   Synonyms:

   sluice

2. (transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
3. (intransitive) To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
   • The damsel flushed at the scoundrel's suggestion.

   Synonyms:

   blush, crimson

4. (transitive) To cause to blush.
   • Nor flush with shame the passing virgin's cheek.[1716], [John] Gay, “(please specify the page)”, in Trivia: Or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London, London: […] Bernard Lintott, […], →OCLC

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