overflush
overflush · overflushes · overflushed · overflushing
To flush to excessTo flush to excess.: To flood with too much liquid while cleansing.
Meaning
8 sensesTo flush to excess.
To flood with too much liquid while cleansing.
To flush too many toilets.
To flood or inundate.
To flush over.
To cover with or suffuse with a tinge or glow of color.
To cover the face with blushing or a flush.
To suffuse.
To wash over.
To force overflush into a system in order to clear out the active fluids.
Origin
From over- + flush.From over- + flush.
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Forms
overflushes, overflushing, overflushed, overflushed| Base form | overflush · to overflush |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overflushes |
| Present participle | overflushing |
| Past simple | overflushed |
| Past participle | overflushed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.