FLUSH, v.i. 1. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.2. To come in haste; to start.3. To appear suddenly, as redness or a blush.A blush rose on their cheeks, flushing and fading like the changeful play of colors on a dolphin.4. To become suddenly red; to glow; as, the cheeks flush.5. To be gay, splendid or beautiful.At once, arrayed in all the colors of the flushing year, the garden glows.FLUSH, v.t. 1. To redden suddenly; to cause the blood to rush suddenly into the face.Nor flush with shame the passing virgin's cheek.2. To elate; to elevate; to excite the spirits; to animate with joy; as, to flush with victory.FLUSH, a. 1. Fresh, full of vigor; glowing; bright.Flush as May.2. Affluent; abounding; well furnished.Lord Strut was not very flush in ready.3. Free to spend; liberal; prodigal. He is very flush with his money. This is a popular use of the word in America.A flush deck, in seamen's language, is a deck without a half-deck or forecastle.FLUSH, n. 1. A sudden flow of blood to the face; or more generally, the redness of face which proceeds from such an afflux of blood. Hectic constitutions are often known by a frequent flush in the cheeks.2. Sudden impulse or excitement; sudden flow; as a flush of joy.3. Bloom; growth; abundance.4. A run of cards of the same suit.5. A term for a number of ducks.
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