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flush

/ˈflʌʃ/

noun

Meaning

  • A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees etc.

verb

Meaning

  • To cause to take flight from concealment.

    "The hunters flushed the tiger from the canebrake."

  • To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.

    "A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth."