To sign 'flush', start with both hands in front of you, fingers spread and slightly curved, with your dominant hand slightly higher than your non-dominant hand. Move both hands downward while simultaneously bringing your fingers and thumbs together to form flat 'O' shapes. This downward, closing motion visually mimics water funneling and draining away.
Sign 'toilet', point to the person, and then sign 'flush' while raising your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'water', then use the 'flush' sign to visually demonstrate the water funneling and disappearing downward.
Sign 'please', 'remember', and then finish with the 'flush' sign to give a polite reminder.
Sign 'toilet', point to the person, and then sign 'flush' while raising your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'water', then use the 'flush' sign to visually demonstrate the water funneling and disappearing downward.
Sign 'please', 'remember', and then finish with the 'flush' sign to give a polite reminder.
Yes! Because the visual motivation of the sign is water funneling downward, it is often used interchangeably for both 'flush' and 'drain'.
Generally, your dominant hand should start slightly higher than your non-dominant hand, but the most important aspect is the synchronized downward and closing motion of both hands.
Yes, many signers simply mime the action of pushing down a toilet handle with a closed fist or a flat hand. Both the draining motion and the handle-pushing motion are widely understood.
