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   flash

   /flaʃ/

   verb

   • 1. shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way: "lightning flashed overhead" Similar light upshineflareblazeglarebeamgleamglintsparklesparkburnfluoresceblinkwinkflickershimmertwinkleglimmerglistenscintillateliterary:glistercoruscatefulgurateeffulge
   • ▪ cause to shine briefly or suddenly: "the oncoming car flashed its lights"
   • ▪ shine or show a light to send (a signal): "red lights started to flash a warning"
   • ▪ give (a swift look): "Carrie flashed a glance in his direction"
   • ▪ (of a person's eyes) indicate sudden emotion, especially anger: "she glared at him, her eyes flashing"
   • 2. move or pass very quickly: "a look of terror flashed across Kirov's face" Similar zoomstreaktearshootdashdartflywhistlehurtlerushhurryboltraceboundspeedcareerchargeharewhizzwhooshbuzzinformal:scootskedaddlebeltzapzipscorchbombbucketburn rubbergo like the clappersbarrellay rubber
   • ▪ send (news or information) swiftly by means of telegraphy or telecommunications: "the story was flashed around the world"
   • 3. display (information or an image) suddenly on a television or computer screen or electronic sign, typically briefly or repeatedly: "the screen flashed up a menu" Similar displayshowpresentset forthunveil
   • ▪ (of information or an image) be displayed briefly or repeatedly on a screen: "the election results flashed on the screen"
   • ▪ hold up or show (something, often proof of one's identity) quickly before replacing it: informal "she opened her purse and flashed her ID card"
   • ▪ make a conspicuous display of (something) so as to impress or attract attention: informal "they flashed huge wads of money about" Similar show offflauntflourishdisplayexhibitparadebrag aboutexult in
   • ▪ (of a man) show one's genitals briefly in public: informal "on my way back to work I was flashed at by some weirdo" Similar expose oneselfshow/display/reveal one's genitalscommit indecent exposure

   noun

   • 1. a sudden brief burst of bright light: "a flash of lightning" Similar flareblazeburstglarepulseblastgleamglintsparkleflickershimmertwinkleglimmerbeamshaftraystreakbarfingerstream
   • ▪ a patch or sudden display of a bright colour: "the woodpecker swooped from tree to tree with a flash of yellow, green, and red"
   • ▪ a coloured patch of cloth on a uniform used as the distinguishing emblem of a regiment, formation, or country: British "a short man with the black flashes of the tank units" Similar embleminsigniabadgemarkingpatchbright patchstreakstripebarchevron
   • ▪ a coloured band on the packaging of a product used to catch the consumer's eye: "on-pack flashes offer a free ‘Taste of the Caribbean’"
   • ▪ a pre-drawn design for a tattoo.
   • 2. a sudden or brief manifestation or occurrence of something: "she had a flash of inspiration" Similar burstoutbreakoutburstwaverushsurgestabflushblazesudden showbrief display/exhibition
   • ▪ a newsflash.
   • 3. a camera attachment that produces a brief very bright light, used for taking photographs in poor light: "an electronic flash"
   • 4. a platform for producing and displaying animation and video in web browsers. trademark in US
   • 5. ostentatious stylishness or display of wealth: informal "workwear represents a move away from Eighties designer flash"
   • 6. excess plastic or metal forced between facing surfaces as two halves of a mould close up, forming a thin projection on the finished object: "flap wheels are ideal for grinding off fibreglass flash"
   • 7. a rush of water, especially down a weir to take a boat over shallows.

   adjective

   • 1. ostentatiously stylish or expensive: informal British "a flash new car"
   • ▪ ostentatiously displaying one's wealth: "he's a bit flash and refers to his gold card a few times too many"
   • 2. relating to the language used by criminals or prostitutes. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘splash water about’): probably imitative; compare with flush1 and splash.

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