[f. FLUSH a.1] † a. Directly, straight. b. Pugilism. With direct force or with full effect.
1700. Farquhar, Constant Couple, V. i. This girl is just come flush from reading the Rival Queens!
1811. Sporting Mag., XXXIX. Dec., 139/1. The science Thorn possessed, gave him a decisive advantage, by hitting his antagonist flush on the head right and left.
1888. Sporting Leader, 15 Dec. Both cautious, Wilson with marked frequency leading off, and getting the left flush on the face.
