Flush

noun

/ˈflʌʃ/

Word Frequency: 4.0

Definitions

1.nounA group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees etc.

2.verbTo cause to take flight from concealment.

"The hunters flushed the tiger from the canebrake."

3.verbTo take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.

"A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth."

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