Topic: TECHNOLOGY
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flush2
1 to become red in the face, for example when you are angry or embarrassed [= blush]:
become red
[intransitive]2
if you flush a toilet, or if it flushes, you make water go through it to clean it : Why do children never remember to flush the loo?
toilet
[intransitive and transitive]DHTWhy do children never remember to flush the loo?3 to force water through a pipe in order to clean it
clean something
[transitive]DHCflush somebody/something ↔ out
phrasal verb1 to make someone leave a place where they are hiding : The government is determined to flush out the terrorists.
The government is determined to flush out the terrorists.2 to clean something by forcing water through it : The heating system needs to be flushed out once a year. Drinking water helps flush out toxins from the body.
The heating system needs to be flushed out once a year.Drinking water helps flush out toxins from the body.