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- pronunciation:
- fluhsh
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
flushes, flushing, flushed |
| definition: |
to frighten from cover or cause to start up or take flight.
The hunting dog flushed a pheasant. |
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intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to start up from cover or take flight, as a game bird.
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a bird or flock of birds that suddenly starts up or takes flight.
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