FLUSHED Definition & Meaning

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flushed

[ fluhsht ]

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adjective

having rosy or reddish skin as a result of exertion, cold, embarrassment, fever, etc.:
Common food allergy symptoms include a flushed face, hives, or a red and itchy rash around the mouth or eyes.
flooded or sprayed thoroughly with water, as for cleansing:
Next, disinfect the flushed wound with hydrogen peroxide.
Before adding antifreeze to a freshly flushed cooling system, drain the radiator of water and close the petcock.
(of a sewer, toilet, etc.) washed out by a sudden rush of water:
Parts of the secret document were found by a lab technician in an improperly flushed toilet.
having been rushed through a toilet, sewer, etc., along with water in the course of washing it out:
The plumber told us that the cause of our slow drain was a flushed sock.
animated, excited, or inflamed:
I walked away from the conversation with a flushed sense of power.
Computers.
1. (of a buffer, cache, hard drive, etc.) emptied by deleting the data or transferring it to permanent storage:
  The commit-to-disk feature ensures that the data from a flushed buffer is not lost in the event of a system failure.
2. (of data) deleted or transferred to more permanent storage:
  If needed again, the flushed data can be found and reloaded from the cloud storage system.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of flush ¹.

flushed

[ fluhsht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

(of a game bird or other animal) driven from cover so that it flies up or springs forth suddenly; roused:
Jim’s shot brought down the flushed pheasant before anyone else could get a shot off.
(of a person) forced out of hiding:
The snipers focused on breaks in the foliage where a flushed fugitive might be revealed.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of flush ³.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of flushed¹

First recorded in 1660–70; 1995–2000 flushed ¹fordef 6; flush ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; flush ¹( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Origin of flushed²

First recorded in 1875–80; flush ³( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; flush ³( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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They took additional samples on Jan. 28, after the first major storm in months dropped half an inch of rain on the L.A. basin and flushed debris into the sea.

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Air India said an investigation later found "polythene bags, rags and clothes that had been flushed down and stuck in the plumbing" of the plane's toilets.

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Taps would still have run and toilets still have flushed.

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“We flushed the system all the way to the meter,” said Quiñones, who called on residents to finish the flushing process inside their homes and eliminate any remaining contaminants.

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Close, her face flushed with anger, crumpled the paper featuring the box score in front of her and slammed her fist in frustration.

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