[0714] blush

[보카길라잡이]

intr.v. blushed, blush·ing, blush·es

1. To become red in the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame; flush.
2. To become red or rosy.
3. To feel embarrassed or ashamed: blushed at his own audacity.

n.

1. A reddening of the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame.
2. A red or rosy color: the blush of dawn.
3. A glance, look, or view: thought the painting genuine at first blush.
4. Blusher.

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blush

n 1: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health [syn: bloom, flush, rosiness]

2: sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) [syn: flush]

v 1: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" [syn: crimson, flush, redden]

2: become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"

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cf. flush

v. flushed, flush·ing, flush·es
v. intr.

1. To turn red, as from fever, embarrassment, or strong emotion; blush.
2. To glow, especially with a reddish color: The sky flushed pink at dawn.
3. To flow suddenly and abundantly, as from containment; flood.
4. To be emptied or cleaned by a rapid flow of water, as a toilet.

v. tr.

1. To cause to redden or glow.
2. To excite or elate: The team was flushed with the success of victory.
3. 1. To clean, rinse, or empty with a rapid flow of a liquid, especially water: flush a toilet; flush a wound with iodine.
   2. To remove or eliminate by or as if by flushing: “The weakness in demand and productivity will at least... flush out some of the inflation premium that has been built into interest rates” (Fortune).

n.

1. 1. A flooding flow or rush, as of water.
   2. The act of cleaning or rinsing by or as if by flushing.
2. A blush or glow: “here and there a flush of red on the lip of a little cloud” (Willa Cather).
3. 1. A reddening of the skin, as with fever, emotion, or exertion.
   2. A brief sensation of heat over all or part of the body.
4. A rush of strong feeling: a flush of pride.
5. A state of freshness or vigor. See Synonyms at bloom¹.

adj. flush·er, flush·est

1. Having a healthy reddish color; flushed.
2. Having an abundant supply of money; affluent. See Synonyms at rich.
3. Marked by abundance; plentiful: flush times resulting from the oil boom.
4. Swelling; overflowing: rivers flush with the spring rains.
5. 1. Having surfaces in the same plane; even.
   2. Arranged with adjacent sides, surfaces, or edges close together: a sofa flush against the wall. See Synonyms at level.
   3. Printing. Aligned evenly with a margin, as along the left or right edge of a typeset page; not indented.
6. Direct, straightforward, or solid: knocked out by a flush blow to the jaw.
7. Designed to be emptied or cleaned by flushing: a flush toilet.

adv.

1. So as to be even, in one plane, or aligned with a margin.
2. Squarely or solidly: The ball hit him flush on the face.

flush

adj 1: of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane; "a door flush with the wall"; "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor" [syn: flush(p)]

2: having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" [syn: affluent, loaded, moneyed, wealthy]

n 1: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence]

2: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health [syn: bloom, blush, rosiness]

3: sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) [syn: hot flash]

4: a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit

5: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: bang, boot, charge, rush, thrill, kick]

6: a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words" [syn: gush, outpouring]

7: sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) [syn: blush]

adv 1: squarely or solidly; "hit him flush in the face"

2: in the same plane; "set it flush with the top of the table"

v 1: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" [syn: blush, crimson, redden]

2: flow freely; "The garbage flushed down the river"

3: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: level, even out, even]

4: polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" [syn: buff, burnish, furbish]

5: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" [syn: scour, purge]

6: irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth" [syn: sluice]

7: cause to flow or flood with or as if with water; "flush the meadows"

[보카길라잡이]

앞에서 말한 blaze를 기억하시죠? 같은 어원으로 생각하시고 bl- 류의 계열이 빨강색이구나 이해하세요. 당황하면 얼굴이 빨개집니다. 그래서 얼굴이 붉어지다 -> 당황하게 되다 뜻도 있답니다.

[마스터현태]

blush = flush 얼굴이 붉어지다.부끄러워하다.

[고냉이짱]

여자들 화장할때 brush(솔)로 볼을 빨갛게 하잖아요? blush (얼굴이) 붉어지다. 부끄러워하다 , 부끄러움.

[mandoo]

blush=flush