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• /ˈflʌʃ/
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Same as Etymology 3, according to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.

From Middle English flusshen, fluschen, of uncertain origin. Compare dialectal flusk (“to fly at, startle a bird out of the bush”) and flusker (“to flutter, fly irregularly”). Perhaps related to Middle English flasshen, flasschen, flaschen, see flash; or a Middle English blend of flowen (“to flow”) + guschen (“to gush”). Compare Saterland Frisian flutskje, German Low German flutschen, German flutschen.

Probably from Etymology 1, according to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.

Various similar terms are found in dialectal English and Scots as flash and flosh (older Scots flosche), and the variation goes back to Middle English flushe, flosche, flashe, flaske. The DSL suggests a relation between flush, English flash (“pool”), and Middle English flosche, but influence from other water-related senses of flush and flash is also conceivable.

Probably from Middle French flus (“flow”), cognate with flux.

268 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: равен (raven) — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Bulgarian: изравнен (izravnen) — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Catalan: enrasat — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Finnish: samalla tasolla — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• French: de niveau — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• French: aligné — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• German: bündig — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• German: flächenbündig — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• German: oberflächenbündig — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• German: eben — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• German: flach — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• German: eingelassen — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• German: versenkt — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• German: plan — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• German: in gleicher Höhe — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• German: auf gleicher Höhe — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• German: gleich hoch — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Italian: liscio — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Italian: livellato — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Italian: allineato — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Khmer: ត្រឹម (trəm) — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Māori: herengutu — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Norwegian: nettopp — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Spanish: plano — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Spanish: alineado — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Spanish: al ras — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Spanish: raso — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Spanish: a ras — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Swedish: jämn — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Turkish: aynı düzeyde — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Turkish: bir hizâda — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Turkish: çıkıntısız — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Turkish: hem yüz — smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out
• Bulgarian: богат (bogat) — wealthy or well off
• Dutch: rijk — wealthy or well off
• Dutch: gefortuneerd — wealthy or well off
• Dutch: vermogend — wealthy or well off
• Finnish: rahoissaan — wealthy or well off
• French: en fonds — wealthy or well off
• French: riche — wealthy or well off
• German: wohlhabend — wealthy or well off
• German: reich — wealthy or well off
• German: vermögend — wealthy or well off
• Norwegian: rik — wealthy or well off
• Spanish: rico — wealthy or well off
• Swedish: burgen — wealthy or well off
• Swedish: rik — wealthy or well off
• Swedish: välmående — wealthy or well off
• Swedish: välbärgade — wealthy or well off
• Swedish: förmögen — wealthy or well off
• Turkish: paralı — wealthy or well off
• Turkish: varlıklı — wealthy or well off
• Arabic: شطف — sudden flowing; cleansing
• Bulgarian: промиване (promivane) — sudden flowing; cleansing
• Finnish: huuhtelu — sudden flowing; cleansing
• German: Spülen — sudden flowing; cleansing
• German: Spülung — sudden flowing; cleansing
• German: Schwall — sudden flowing; cleansing
• German: Wasserschwall — sudden flowing; cleansing
• German: Strömung — sudden flowing; cleansing
• German: Wasserströmung — sudden flowing; cleansing
• German: Durchspülen — sudden flowing; cleansing
• German: Durchströmen — sudden flowing; cleansing
• Italian: flusso — sudden flowing; cleansing
• Italian: scarico — sudden flowing; cleansing
• Italian: risciacquo — sudden flowing; cleansing
• Māori: opeope — sudden flowing; cleansing
• Māori: horoi — sudden flowing; cleansing
• Bulgarian: промиване (promivane) — cleansing of a toilet
• Dutch: waterspoeling — cleansing of a toilet
• Finnish: huuhtelu — cleansing of a toilet
• Finnish: vessan vetäminen — cleansing of a toilet
• French: chasse d'eau — cleansing of a toilet
• German: Spülen — cleansing of a toilet
• German: Spülung — cleansing of a toilet
• German: Wasserspülung — cleansing of a toilet
• Greek: καζανάκι (kazanáki) — cleansing of a toilet
• Indonesian: siram — cleansing of a toilet
• Italian: sciacquone — cleansing of a toilet
• Polish: spłuczka — cleansing of a toilet
• Portuguese: descarga — cleansing of a toilet
• Portuguese: autoclismo — cleansing of a toilet
• Spanish: descargamiento — cleansing of a toilet
• Spanish: purgamiento — cleansing of a toilet
• Turkish: sifon — cleansing of a toilet
• Bulgarian: червене (červene) — suffusion of the face with blood
• Bulgarian: изчервяване (izčervjavane) — suffusion of the face with blood
• Bulgarian: руменина (rumenina) — suffusion of the face with blood
• Esperanto: ruĝiĝo — suffusion of the face with blood
• German: Rotwerden — suffusion of the face with blood
• German: Erröten — suffusion of the face with blood
• German: Errötung — suffusion of the face with blood
• German: Röte — suffusion of the face with blood
• German: Hautrötung — suffusion of the face with blood
• Italian: arrossimento — suffusion of the face with blood
• Malay: bera — suffusion of the face with blood
• Spanish: chapeta — suffusion of the face with blood
• Bulgarian: червенина (červenina) — any tinge of red color
• German: Röte — any tinge of red color
• German: Rötung — any tinge of red color
• Italian: arrossamento — any tinge of red color
• Spanish: sonrojo — any tinge of red color
• Bulgarian: изблик (izblik) — a sudden flood or rush of feeling
• German: Wallung — a sudden flood or rush of feeling
• German: Aufwallung — a sudden flood or rush of feeling
• German: Fieberanfall — a sudden flood or rush of feeling
• Italian: traboccamento — a sudden flood or rush of feeling
• Russian: при́ступ (prístup) — a sudden flood or rush of feeling
• Russian: прили́в (prilív) — a sudden flood or rush of feeling
• Armenian: ֆլեշ (fleš) — poker hand
• Bulgarian: флъш (flǎš) — poker hand
• Catalan: color — poker hand
• Chinese Mandarin: 同花 (tónghuā) — poker hand
• Czech: fleš — poker hand
• Finnish: väri — poker hand
• French: flush — poker hand
• French: couleur — poker hand
• French: floche — poker hand
• German: Flush — poker hand
• Hungarian: szín — poker hand
• Hungarian: flös — poker hand
• Hungarian: flush — poker hand
• Icelandic: litur — poker hand
• Italian: colore — poker hand
• Japanese: フラッシュ (furasshu) — poker hand
• Korean: 플러쉬 (peulleoswi) — poker hand
• Māori: whare kotahi — poker hand
• Polish: kolor — poker hand
• Portuguese: flush — poker hand
• Romanian: culoare — poker hand
• Russian: флеш (fleš) — poker hand
• Russian: сам-пят (sam-pjat) — poker hand
• Spanish: flor — poker hand
• Spanish: color — poker hand
• Spanish: flux — poker hand
• Swedish: färg — poker hand
• Bulgarian: подплашвам (podplašvam) — to cause to take flight from concealment
• Finnish: ajaa — to cause to take flight from concealment
• French: lever — to cause to take flight from concealment
• French: faire sortir — to cause to take flight from concealment
• German: Aufscheuchen — to cause to take flight from concealment
• Italian: stanare — to cause to take flight from concealment
• Italian: scovare — to cause to take flight from concealment
• Bulgarian: подплашвам се (podplašvam se) — to take suddenly to flight, especially from cover
• Dutch: opvliegen — to take suddenly to flight, especially from cover
• Finnish: rynnätä — to take suddenly to flight, especially from cover
• Finnish: lehahtaa — to take suddenly to flight, especially from cover
• German: aufscheuchen — to take suddenly to flight, especially from cover
• German: aufjagen — to take suddenly to flight, especially from cover
• German: auffliegen — to take suddenly to flight, especially from cover
• Italian: prendere il volo — to take suddenly to flight, especially from cover
• Italian: levarsi in volo — to take suddenly to flight, especially from cover
• Italian: volare via — to take suddenly to flight, especially from cover
• Bulgarian: промивам (promivam) — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Czech: spláchnout — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Dutch: spoelen — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Esperanto: akvumi — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Finnish: huuhdella — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• French: laver à grande eau — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• German: spülen — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• German: ausspülen — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• German: durchspülen — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• German: abspritzen — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Ancient Greek: κλύζω (klúzō) — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Irish: sruthlaigh — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Italian: irrorare — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Meänkieli: viruttaa — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Khiamniungan Naga: tsùi — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Russian: смыва́ть (smyvátʹ) — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Russian: смыть (smytʹ) — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Russian: промыва́ть (promyvátʹ) — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Russian: промы́ть (promýtʹ) — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Swedish: spola — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Ottoman Turkish: ییقامق (yıkamak) — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Ottoman Turkish: یومق (yumak) — to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid
• Afrikaans: spoel — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Armenian: ջուրը քաշել (ǰurə kʻašel) — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Bulgarian: промивам (promivam) — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Bulgarian: изчервявам се (izčervjavam se) — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Chinese Mandarin: 衝水 /冲水 (chōngshuǐ) — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Czech: spláchnout — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Dutch: doorspoelen — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Dutch: doortrekken — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Finnish: vetää — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Finnish: huuhdella — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• French: tirer la chasse d'eau — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• French: tirer la chasse — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• German: spülen — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• German: durchspülen — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Hungarian: lehúz — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Icelandic: sturta niður — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Irish: sruthlaigh — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Italian: tirare lo sciacquone — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Polish: spłukiwać — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Polish: spłukać — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Portuguese: dar descarga — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Portuguese: puxar descarga — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Romanian: trage apa — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Russian: смыва́ть (smyvátʹ) — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Russian: смыть (smytʹ) — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Spanish: floshear — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Spanish: jalar el wáter — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Spanish: purgar la poceta — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Spanish: tirar de la cadena — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Spanish: descargar la cisterna — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Spanish: echar agua — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Swedish: spola — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Turkish: sifonu çekmek — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Vietnamese: xả — to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water
• Finnish: punastuttaa — to cause to blush
• German: rot werden lassen — to cause to blush
• German: erröten lassen — to cause to blush
• Italian: arrossire — to cause to blush
• Finnish: huuhtoa — to overwhelm with water
• German: überfluten — to overwhelm with water
• German: mit Wasser überspülen — to overwhelm with water
• German: bewässern — to overwhelm with water
• Italian: allagare — to overwhelm with water
• Italian: inondare — to overwhelm with water
• Italian: sommergere — to overwhelm with water
• Bulgarian: разпалвам (razpalvam) — to excite, inflame
• Bulgarian: възбуждам (vǎzbuždam) — to excite, inflame
• Finnish: sytyttää — to excite, inflame
• Finnish: innostaa — to excite, inflame
• German: in Wallung bringen — to excite, inflame
• German: erregen — to excite, inflame
• Italian: stuzzicare — to excite, inflame
• Italian: eccitare — to excite, inflame
• Italian: infiammare — to excite, inflame
• Italian: solleticare — to excite, inflame
• Italian: sfruculiare — to excite, inflame
• Finnish: huuhdella — of toilet: to be cleansed with generous quantities of water
• Finnish: vetää vessa — of toilet: to be cleansed with generous quantities of water
• German: durchspülen — of toilet: to be cleansed with generous quantities of water
• Irish: sruthlaigh — of toilet: to be cleansed with generous quantities of water
• Italian: tirare lo sciacquone — of toilet: to be cleansed with generous quantities of water
• Romanian: trage apa — of toilet: to be cleansed with generous quantities of water
• Swedish: spola — of toilet: to be cleansed with generous quantities of water
• Turkish: sifonu çekmek — of toilet: to be cleansed with generous quantities of water
• Finnish: tyhjentää — computing: to clear a buffer of its contents
• German: (völlig) entleeren — computing: to clear a buffer of its contents
• German: leeren — computing: to clear a buffer of its contents
• Italian: svuotare — computing: to clear a buffer of its contents
• Italian: ripulire — computing: to clear a buffer of its contents
• Bulgarian: руквам (rukvam) — to flow and spread suddenly
• Bulgarian: рукна (rukna) — to flow and spread suddenly
• German: strömen — to flow and spread suddenly
• German: rauschen — to flow and spread suddenly
• German: fließen — to flow and spread suddenly
• German: durchfließen — to flow and spread suddenly
• German: durchströmen — to flow and spread suddenly
• Italian: rifluire — to flow and spread suddenly
• Italian: fluire — to flow and spread suddenly
• Bulgarian: багря (bagrja) — to show red
• Bulgarian: обагря (obagrja) — to show red
• Finnish: punehtua — to show red
• German: erglühen — to show red
• German: erröten — to show red
• Italian: infiammare — to show red
• Finnish: täyttää — masonry: to fill in
• Finnish: tasoittaa — masonry: to fill in
• German: hineinspülen — masonry: to fill in
• German: auffüllen — masonry: to fill in
• German: verfugen — masonry: to fill in
• German: abziehen — masonry: to fill in
• German: verfüllen — masonry: to fill in
• Italian: riempire — masonry: to fill in
• Italian: colmare — masonry: to fill in