flush

«flush» in Mova's school dictionary: to clean it by making water rush through it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (flush, flushes, flushed, flushing); noun (a flush, flushes); adjective (flush)

meaning for a pupil

1) To flush a toilet is to clean it by making water rush through it. tree →

2) To flush something is to clean or empty it with a lot of water. tree →

3) To flush is to go red in the face, from heat, embarrassment or being upset. tree →

4) A flush is a red colour in the face, or the rush of water in a toilet. tree →

5) Flush (adjective) means exactly level with another surface. tree →

6) To flush an animal or person out is to make them come out of hiding. tree →

sense in the lessons

In hygiene lessons: flush the toilet after using it, close the lid first to stop germs spraying, then wash your hands; only flush toilet paper, never wipes, toys or cotton buds, which block pipes. In stories, a character who flushes is embarrassed or angry. In building or craft, «flush» means level. Phrases: «flush the toilet», «flush away», «flush out», «her face flushed», «flush with».

examples

• Always flush the toilet and wash your hands. tree →
• Don't flush wet wipes; they block the pipes. tree →
• Close the lid before you flush. tree →
• His cheeks flushed when everyone clapped. tree →
• The doctor flushed out the cut with clean water. tree →
• The shelf must be flush with the wall. tree →
• The dog flushed a rabbit out of the bush. tree →
• A flush of pride spread over her face. tree →
• She flew in excitedly, her face flushed and her dress stained with mud. tree →

note

Third person «flushes», past «flushed». «Flushed» as an adjective means red-faced. Do not confuse with «blush», which is going red only from embarrassment; «flush» can be from heat, fever or feeling too.

In the corpora

• After the toilet you flush, close the lid if there is one and wash your hands.
• Only toilet paper is flushed, and only as much as needed, because wipes, toys and too much paper block the pipes.
• If the toilet is blocked, stop flushing, because flushing again makes it overflow.
• "Mate, in Australia the toilet flushes the OTHER way round.
• Flushing a dead fish can spread illness to wild fish, and many families prefer to bury a pet in the garden.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «flush» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.