English Dictionary

flush

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈflʌʃ/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 前置詞句 コンピュータ

(transitive) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid. / (transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.

日本語の意味

大量の水・液体を用いて洗い流す、つまり水または液体を大量に流し込んで汚れや不要なものを一掃する、特にトイレを洗浄する際に用いられる。

After the oil spill, the crew decided to flush the contaminated section of the pipeline with seawater.

油の流出事故の後、乗組員は海水でその汚染された送油管の区間をたっぷり水を流して洗い流すことに決めた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.

Flush the injury with plenty of water.

意味（2）

(transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.

She turned, laughing at the surprise, and flushing with pleasure.

意味（4）

(transitive) To cause to blush.

Nor flush with shame the passing virgin's cheek.

意味（5）

To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.

to flush the meadows

意味（6）

(transitive) To excite, inflame.

, Against Long Extemporary Prayers such things as can only feed his pride and flush his ambition

意味（7）

(intransitive, of a toilet) To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.

There must be somebody home: I just heard the toilet flushing.

意味（8）

(transitive, computing) To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.

意味（9）

(transitive, computing, of data held in a buffer or cache) To write (the data) to primary storage, clearing it from the buffer or cache.

flush to disk

意味（10）

To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.

Blood flushes into the face.

意味（11）

To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.

In her cheek, distemper flushing glowed.

意味（12）

(masonry) To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.

意味（13）

(mining, intransitive) To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.

意味（14）

(mining) To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.

意味（15）

(intransitive, transitive) To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet

flushes （ present singular third-person ）

flushing （ participle present ）

flushed （ participle past ）

flushed （ past ）