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flush out

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flush, out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To drive out or expose something or someone, as a game bird or other game animal from cover.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The dogs flushed out some doves.
  • The army flushed out the enemy spy.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: drive, flush, scare up

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To flesh out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: proscribed

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