rinse off vs flush

flush vs rinse off

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

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

rinse off and flush both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of rinse off include purge, scour.

rinse off (noun)	flush (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

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

rinse off (verb)	flush (verb)
wash off soap or remaining dirt	turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	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

rinse off (adverb)	flush (adverb)
	squarely or solidly
	in the same plane

Difference between rinse off and flush

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