FLUSHED Definition & Meaning

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flushed

[fluhsht]

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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.

flushed

[fluhsht]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

(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.

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Origin of flushed¹

First recorded in 1660–70; 1995–2000 flushed ¹ for def. 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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Early data suggests superbugs can be flushed out of the dark murky depths of the bowel and replaced with a mix of healthy gut bacteria.

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Have the Yankees used that fifth inning for motivation or just flushed it?

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Following the win, Terry sat with her face flushed, still catching her breath, eyes locked forward as she came down from an intense outing.

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Because of the region’s geography, much of that toxic ash and residue eventually flushed into the ocean.

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Treatment for someone who has consumed a mussel with toxins includes respiratory support until the toxins are flushed out of the body.

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