flush vs rinse off

rinse off vs flush

flush is a noun but rinse off is not a noun.

flush is an adjective but rinse off is not an adjective.

flush and rinse off both are verbs.

flush is an adverb but rinse off is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flush	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
rinse off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rinse off is a hypernym of flush; that is, rinse off is a word with a broader meaning than flush:

flush: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
rinse off: wash off soap or remaining dirt

Other hypernyms of flush include rinse.

flush (noun)	rinse off (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)	rinse off (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)	rinse off (verb)
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame	wash off soap or remaining dirt
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)	rinse off (adverb)
squarely or solidly
in the same plane

Difference between flush and rinse off

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