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flush [ flush ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle flushed, present participle flush·ing, 3rd person present singular flush·es)
Definition:
 
drive out of hiding: to force a person or animal out of hiding



noun  (plural flush·es)
Definition:
 
frightened birds: a bird or birds frightened out of hiding

[13th century. Origin ?]

flush·er noun
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