flush
nounmasculine/awtuˈkliʒmu/low
au·to·clis·mo
Definition
The mechanism for flushing water in a toilet.
The toilet flush is broken.
He pulled the flush to empty the toilet.
Common collocations
pull the flushtoilet flushfix the flush
Etymology
Do grego 'auto-' (próprio) + 'klízein' (lavar), através do francês 'autoclise'.