Flush vs Clean - What's the difference?

In lang=en terms the difference between flush and clean

is that flush is to excite, inflame while clean is to make things clean in general.

As nouns the difference between flush and clean

is that flush is a group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees etc or flush can be a sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes or flush can be (poker) a hand consisting of all cards with the same suit while clean is removal of dirt.

As verbs the difference between flush and clean

is that flush is to cause to take flight from concealment or flush can be to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid while clean is to remove dirt from a place or object.

As adjectives the difference between flush and clean

is that flush is smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out while clean is free of dirt or impurities or protruberances .

As an adverb clean is

fully and completely.

flush

English

(wikipedia flush)

Etymology 1

(etyl)

Noun

(es)

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

* 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , V.2:

As when a Faulcon hath with nimble flight / Flowne at a flush of Ducks foreby the brooke […].

Verb

(es)

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.

* W. Browne

flushing from one spray unto another

Etymology 2

Same as according to the American Heritage Dictionary

Adjective

(er)

smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.

Sand down the excess until it is flush with the surface.

wealthy or well off.

He just got a bonus so he's flush today.

(typography) Short for flush left and right ; a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.

Full of vigour; fresh; glowing; bright.

* Shakespeare

With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May.

Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal.

* Arbuthnot

Lord Strut was not very flush in ready.

Synonyms

* (typography) double-clean, flush left and right, forced, forced justified, force justified, justified

Derived terms

* flush left, flush right, flush left and right

Etymology 3

Probably from according to American Heritage Dictionary

Noun

(es)

A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.

* Ray

in manner of a wave or flush

Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.

A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.

* Tennyson

the flush of angered shame

Any tinge of red colour like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.

the flush''' on the side of a peach; the '''flush on the clouds at sunset

A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.

a flush of joy

Verb

(es)

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.

To cause to blush.

* John Gay

Nor flush with shame the passing virgin's cheek.

* Keats

Sudden a thought came like a full-blown rose, / Flushing his brow.

* 1925 , Fruit of the Flower , by

"Who plants a seed begets a bud, -- Extract of that same root; -- Why marvel at the hectic blood -- That flushes this wild fruit?"

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

to flush the meadows

To excite, inflame.

* South

such things as can only feed his pride and flush his ambition

(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 .

(computing) To clear (a buffer) of its contents.

To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.

Blood flushes into the face.

* Boyle

the flushing noise of many waters

To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.

* Milton

In her cheek, distemper flushing glowed.

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

Usage notes

In sense “turn red with embarrassment”, (blush) is more common. More finely, in indicating the actual change, blush'' is more common – “He blushed with embarrassment” – but in indicating state, ''flushed is also common – “He was flushed with excitement”.

Synonyms

* (turn red with embarrassment) blush

Etymology 4

Probably from (etyl) , cognate with flux

Noun

(es)

(poker) A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.

Derived terms

* busted flush * royal flush * straight flush

clean

English

(wikipedia clean)

Adjective

(er)

Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances.

#Not dirty.

#*:Then his sallow face brightened, for the hall had been carefully furnished, and was very clean . ¶ There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.

#In an unmarked condition.

#(lb) Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.

#Empty.

#(lb) Having relatively few impurities.

Free of immorality or criminality.

#Pure, especially morally or religiously.

#*(Bible), (Psalms) li.10:

#*:Create in me a clean heart, O God.

#* (1809-1892)

#*:That I am whole, and clean , and meet for Heaven.

#Not having used drugs or alcohol.

# Without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record.

#(lb) Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.

Smooth, exact, and performed well.

(lb) Cool or neat.

(lb) Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Which doesn’t .

Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.

Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.

*(Bible), (w) xxiii.22:

*:When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of corners of thy field.

Well-proportioned; shapely.

Ascended without falling.

Synonyms

* (not dirty) * (empty)

Antonyms

* dirty * unclean

Derived terms

* clean as a hound's tooth * * clean sheet * clean sweep * cleanliness * cleanly * come clean * lick clean * unclean

Noun

(en noun)

Removal of dirt.

This place needs a clean .

(weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.

Verb

(en verb)

To remove dirt from a place or object.

Can you clean the windows today?

To tidy up, make a place neat.

Clean your room right now!

(climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.

To make things clean in general.

She just likes to clean . That’s why I married her.

(curling) To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* clean someone’s clock * clean out * clean up * cleaner * houseclean

Adverb

(er)

Fully and completely.

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