to flush

Examples

• All

• We cannot now, but we will be able to flush old ghosts out of the database.

  Blog text (4)

• I'm removing the public DNS and going to flush everything and reboot the workstations.

  Blog text (7)

• The transport then flushes all old data from its buffers and acquires and forwards the new data stream.

  Academic text (1998)

• To save the changes, you need to flush the cache so that all data is updated.

• After making adjustments, the program automatically flushes data to the permanent storage.

• He decided to flush the memory buffer to ensure that the latest information was stored.

Antonyms

H

to hold

∞ 1.3

To keep something for someone to use later

R

to retain

60 3.0

To hold something inside so it does not escape

Phrasal Verbs

F

to flush out

51 4.5

Force unwanted people or things out of a place, often using water

F

to flush after

1 2.8

To make the toilet water run to clean it after use

F

to flush out toxins

4.4

Remove harmful substances from the body by drinking more water or sweating

F

to flush the loo

• UK

6.2

To make the toilet water move to carry away waste

Compounds

S

straight flush

• Jargon

7 5.8

Five cards in a row all of the same suit

R

royal flush

4 5.3

A poker hand with ace, king, queen, jack and ten all in one suit

F

flush toilet

3 1.4

A toilet that uses water to wash away waste

C

courtesy flush

• Informal

1 7.9

An extra toilet flush to reduce smell in a shared bathroom

B

busted flush

• Jargon

1 9.9

A poker hand missing one card to make five cards of the same suit and worth little

F

flush-seamed

• Specialized

8.8

Two pieces join edge to edge so their surfaces are level

F

four flush

• Archaic

9.9

An attempt to trick others by pretending to have a strong poker hand or more success than you have

How Immediate

to flush

• Specialized

43 8.2

to commit

• Specialized

27 6.1

to write

• Specialized

752 3.1

to cache

1 4.6

Surface Forms

Etymology