flush betydelse and definition

Betydelse av flush på svenska

• 0 When you flush, you become red in the face, especially as a result of strong emotions, heat, or alcohol:

  • She flushed with pleasure as she accepted the prize.

  • The champagne had caused his face to flush.

• 1 If you flush a toilet, or if a toilet flushes, its contents empty and it fills with water again:

  • My children never flush the toilet after them.

  • I can't get the toilet to flush.

  • I tend to flush old medicines down the toilet.

• 2 at the same level as another surface:

  • I want the light fittings to be flush with the ceiling.

• 3 having a lot of money:

  • I've just been paid so I'm feeling flush.

• 4 a red colour that appears on your face or body because you are embarrassed, hot, etc.:

  • A faint pink flush coloured her cheeks.

• 5 a sudden strong feeling of anger, excitement, pleasure, etc.

• 6 an occasion when the contents of a toilet empty and it fills with water

  • He pressed the flush with his hand.

• 7 a number of playing cards held by one player that are all from the same suit (= colour and type)

• 8 (of a person) to become red in the face:

  • The force of the adrenaline-filled blood rushing through your body causes you to flush.

• 9 to operate a toilet after it has been used by pressing a handle or button, or (of a toilet) to operate in this way:

  • [ T ] Flush the toilet before you clean it.

  • [ I ] I can’t get the toilet to flush.

• 10 on the same level so that no part is higher or lower or sticks out more than another:

  • The sprinklers are mounted flush with the ceiling.

• 11 having a lot of money:

  • The organization is not as flush as it once was.

• 12 the act of operating a toilet by pressing a handle or button:

  • The toilet tank empties during a flush.

• 13 a reddish color on a person's face:

  • a flush of embarrassment

• 14 a number of playing cards held by one player that are all from the same suit (= type)

• 15 having a lot of money to spend at a particular time:

  • A flush economy means there's more money for people to invest in property.

  • If you're feeling flush you can always pay a bit more off your debt each month.

  • In flush times, lenders relax credit standards.

  • be flush with cash/money Firms are flush with cash and investing more.

• 16 to be very successful, have a lot of hope for the future, etc.:

  • A rise in the price of corn means that many farmers are feeling flush with optimism.