flush sb/sth out
— phrasal verb with flush uk/flʌʃ/us/flʌʃ/verb
to force a person or animal to leave a place where they are hiding:
Planes bombed the guerrilla positions yesterday in an attempt to flush out snipers from underground tunnels.
We used a dog to flush the rabbits out.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Evicting and forcing to leave
- boot
- boot sb off (sth)
- boot sb out (of sth)
- chuck
- chuck sb out
- clear sb off sth
- dislodge
- extradite
- flight
- fling sth/sb out
- kick
- kick sb out
- pack sb off
- sling sb out
- smoke
- smoke sb/sth out
- throw
- throw sb out
- turf sb out
- turn sb out
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