four-flush

[ fawr-fluhsh, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔrˌflʌʃ, ˈfoʊr- /
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verb (used without object)

to bluff.
Poker. to bluff on the basis of a four flush.

Origin of four-flush

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby four-flush

four-dimensional, four-eyed, four-eyed fish, four-eyed opossum, four-eyes, four-flush, four-flusher, four-footed, four-footed butterfly, four-four time, four-h club

Definition for four-flush (2 of 2)

four flush

noun Poker.

a hand having four cards of one suit and one card of another suit; an imperfect flush.

Origin of four flush

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Words related to four-flush

contravene, pervert, exaggerate, contradict, misstate, distort, deceive, fake, forge, counterfeit, pussyfoot, feign, dissimulate, hide, conceal, cover, whitewash, mask, cloak, camouflage

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British Dictionary definitions for four-flush

four flush

noun

a useless poker hand, containing four of a suit and one odd card

verb four-flush (intr)

to bid confidently on a poor hand such as a four flush
US and Canadian a slang word for bluff 1