huuhtelu — meaning in English

English meaning

• flush verb To clean by flooding with water, especially a toilet.
• rinse verb To wash something with clean water to remove soap, dirt, or residue.
• washout noun Damage or a channel caused when a rush of water erodes soil, a road, or a railway line.

Senses

huuhtelu is used for these senses in English:

• flush A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
• rinse The action of rinsing.
• washout (also, biology) The cleaning of matter from a physiological system using a fluid; also, the fluid used for such cleaning; or the matter cleaned out from the system.

flush — full definition

1. verb To clean by flooding with water, especially a toilet.
2. verb To turn red in the face from embarrassment, heat, or emotion.
3. noun A reddening of the face caused by embarrassment, heat, or excitement.
4. adj Level or even with a surrounding surface.
5. noun In card games, a hand made up entirely of cards from the same suit.

rinse — full definition

1. verb To wash something with clean water to remove soap, dirt, or residue.
2. noun The act of rinsing, or a liquid used to rinse, such as a hair or mouth product.

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