flush

/flʌʃ/ verb

Definition

TOILET [I, T] › If you flush a toilet, or if it flushes, its contents empty and it fills with water again.

flush sth away/down/out, etc › to get rid of something by pushing it somewhere with lots of water, such as down a toilet

FACE [I] › If you flush, your face becomes red and hot, usually because you are embarrassed or angry.

(Definition of flush verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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