FLUSHING

To cause to take flight from concealment.

"The hunters flushed the tiger from the canebrake."

To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.

"A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth."

To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.

"Flush the injury with plenty of water."

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

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

"The damsel flushed at the scoundrel's suggestion."