flash

(transitive)To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.

He flashed the light at the water, trying to see what made the noise.

(intransitive)To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.

The light flashed on and off.

(intransitive)To be visible briefly.

The scenery flashed by quickly.

(transitive)To make visible briefly.

A number will be flashed on the screen.

The special agents flashed their badges as they entered the building.

She flashed me a smile from the car window.

(ambitransitive, informal)To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)

She flashed a vocalist at a rock concert.

Her skirt was so short that she flashed her underpants as she was getting out of her car.

(figuratively)(figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.

To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.

He flashed a wad of hundred-dollar bills.

To communicate quickly.

The news services flashed the news about the end of the war to all corners of the globe.

to flash a message along the telephone wires;  to flash conviction on the mind

To move, or cause to move, suddenly.

Flash forward to the present day.

(dated, transitive)To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.

Susan flashed Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call.

(intransitive)(intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)

(transitive)(transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.

(countable, uncountable)A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.

Đồng nghĩa: gleam, glint

(countable, uncountable)A very short amount of time.

Đồng nghĩa: instant, jiffy, twinkle, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse, half a mo, instant, jiff, jiffy, jot, minute, mo, moment, New York minute, New York second, no time, sec, second, span, split-second, spurt, stound, tick, trice, twink, twinkle, twinkling, while

(US, colloquial, countable, uncountable)A flashlight; an electric torch.

I reached a flash out of my car pocket and went down-grade and looked at the car.

(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.

(figuratively, uncountable)(figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.

Đồng nghĩa: elan, flair

(countable, uncountable)Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.

Đồng nghĩa: moulding flash, molding flash

(British, Cockney, countable, uncountable)The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.

(countable, uncountable)(juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.

(countable, uncountable)(linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.

(abbreviation, alt of, clipping, countable, uncountable)(photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).

(archaic, countable, uncountable)A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for colouring liquor to make it look stronger.

(countable, uncountable)(military) A form of military insignia.

I just got my first commando flash.

(Australia, British, New Zealand, slang)(British, Australia and New Zealand, slang) Expensive-looking and demanding attention; stylish; showy.

(UK)(UK, of a person) Having plenty of ready money.

(UK)(UK, of a person) Liable to show off expensive possessions or money.

(US, slang)Occurring very rapidly, almost instantaneously.

(obsolete, slang)Relating to thieves and vagabonds.

the flash language: thieves' cant or slang

flash notes: counterfeit banknotes