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running flush

running flush noun: a hand containing three cards of consecutive value and the same suit in three card brag; equivalent to a straight flush in poker.

Noun

running flush (plural running flushes)

  1. a hand containing three cards of consecutive value and the same suit in three card brag; equivalent to a straight flush in poker
    • A running flush can only be beaten by a prile.

Forms of running flush

pluralrunning flushes

Questions about running flush

What does running flush mean?
Running flush means a hand containing three cards of consecutive value and the same suit in three card brag; equivalent to a straight flush in poker.
What part of speech is running flush?
Running flush is a noun.
What is the plural of running flush?
The plural of running flush is running flushes.

Words near running flush in the dictionary

  1. running dry
  2. running errands
  3. running fight
  4. running fights
  5. running fire
  6. running flush
  7. running flushes
  8. running footman
  9. running footmen
  10. running for cover
  11. running for it

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