flush vs flush down

flush down vs flush

flush is a noun but flush down is not a noun.

flush is an adjective but flush down is not an adjective.

flush and flush down both are verbs.

flush is an adverb but flush down is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flush	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
flush down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, flush down is a hyponym of flush; that is, flush down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flush:

flush: cause to flow through something
flush down: flow freely

Other hyponyms of flush include wash down.

flush (noun)	flush down (noun)
sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
the swift release of a store of affective force
a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

flush (adjective)	flush down (adjective)
of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

flush (verb)	flush down (verb)
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame	flow freely
cause to flow through something
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
irrigate with water from a sluice
cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
make level or straight
glow or cause to glow with warm color or light

flush (adverb)	flush down (adverb)
squarely or solidly
in the same plane

Difference between flush and flush down

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