flush
/flʌʃ/verb
उच्चारण फ़्लश
(चेहरा) लाल होना
Core word
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[I]
(of a person or their face) to become red, especially because you are embarrassed, angry or hot
(चेहरा) लाल होना
- She flushed with anger.
- He flushed with embarrassment when the teacher called his name.
- He flushed when he realised his mistake.
+ 2 more examples
- Her cheeks flushed with pleasure at the compliment.
- The boy flushed with shame when he was caught.
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[I, T]
when a toilet flushes or you flush it, water passes through it to clean it
फ़्लश करना, पानी से साफ़ करना
- Flush the toilet.
- Remember to flush after you use the public toilet.
- The toilet does not flush properly.
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- Don't forget to flush after use.
- The plumber came to fix the cistern that would not flush.
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[not before noun] ~ (with sth)
completely level with another surface
समतल, बराबर
- The door is flush with the wall.
- The new tiles are flush with the wall.
- The shelves were fitted flush against the wall.
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- Make sure the window is flush with the frame.
- The stone was cut so that it sat flush with the floor.
Synonyms level even flat aligned
Opposite uneven protruding
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[not before noun] informal
having a lot of money
पैसे वाला
- I'm flush this month.
- After the festival bonus, he felt flush for the first time in months.
- After payday he felt flush and bought everyone tea.
+ 2 more examples
- The company is flush with cash after a good year.
- I'm not flush at the moment, so let's eat at home.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
flush (verb, face)
When a face flushes, it turns red because of embarrassment, anger or heat.
जब चेहरा शर्म, गुस्से या गर्मी से लाल हो जाता है, तब कहा जाता है कि चेहरा 'flushes'।
- Her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.
- He flushed when the teacher praised him.
flush + object (toilet)
To flush a toilet is to clear it with water; the toilet can also flush by itself.
Toilet को flush करना यानी पानी से साफ़ करना; toilet अपने आप भी flush हो सकता है।
- Please flush the toilet after use.
- The toilet flushed noisily.
flush sth out / down
Use out or down with a liquid to remove something; flush out also means to force a hidden person or animal into view.
तरल से कुछ हटाने के लिए 'out' या 'down' आता है; flush out का अर्थ छिपे व्यक्ति या जानवर को बाहर निकालना भी है।
- Drink water to flush out toxins.
- Police flushed the thieves out of the building.
be flush with sth (adjective)
Flush with a surface means completely level with it; flush with money means having plenty of money.
Surface के साथ 'flush' का अर्थ बिलकुल समतल है; पैसे के साथ इसका अर्थ भरपूर पैसे वाला है।
- The door is flush with the wall.
- He was flush with cash after the sale.
flush (noun)
As a noun, flush means a sudden redness of the face, or the act of flushing a toilet.
Noun के रूप में 'flush' का अर्थ चेहरे की अचानक लालिमा या toilet को flush करना है।
- A deep flush spread over his cheeks.
+Collocations 6
flush + with + feeling
with angerwith pridewith shamewith excitementwith joy
- She flushed with pride when her name was called.
flush + noun
a toileta draina systema pipea tank
- The plumber flushed the pipe with clean water.
flush + particle
outdownawaythrough
- The rain flushed the rubbish down the drain.
adjective + flush
hotredsuddenbrightslight
- A hot flush spread over his face.
flush + adjective/noun
with cashwith fundswith the wallwith the floor
- The tiles lie flush with the floor.
flush + noun (feeling)
of embarrassmentof successof youthof shame
- In the first flush of success, he forgot his old friends.
“More examples 7
- Radhika's face flushed when she forgot the answer.
जब राधिका उत्तर भूल गई तो उसका चेहरा लाल हो गया।
- The pump will flush the tank with clean water.
Pump टंकी को साफ़ पानी से धो देगा।
- He flushed with anger at the unfair remark.
अनुचित टिप्पणी पर वह गुस्से से लाल हो गया।
- The handle is flush with the door, so it is easy to clean.
हैंडल दरवाज़े के साथ समतल है, इसलिए साफ़ करना आसान है।
- After payday, the family felt flush for a week.
वेतन मिलने के बाद परिवार एक सप्ताह तक पैसों से सम्पन्न महसूस करता रहा।
- Heavy rain flushed the leaves out of the gutter.
तेज़ बारिश ने पत्तों को नाली से बहा दिया।
- The old pipes were flushed with hot water to remove the dirt.
गंदगी हटाने के लिए पुरानी पाइपों को गर्म पानी से धोया गया।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the red-face words together: flush (from heat, anger or emotion), blush (from embarrassment), redden, colour.
लाल चेहरे के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: flush (गर्मी, क्रोध या भावना से), blush (शर्म से), redden, colour।
Keep apart flush (level; red) and plush (luxurious: 'a plush hotel').
Flush (समतल; लाल) और plush (विलासी: 'a plush hotel') को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Flush out (force somebody out of a hiding place: 'flush out the terrorists').
Phrasal verb 'flush out' (किसी को छिपने की जगह से बाहर निकालना: 'flush out the terrorists')।
In the first flush of youth or success (at an early, exciting stage), flush with cash (having a lot of money).
Idioms: in the first flush of youth या success (शुरुआती, रोमांचक अवस्था में), flush with cash (बहुत पैसा होना)।