flash

v., flashed, flash·ing, flash·es.

v.intr.

1. To burst forth into or as if into flame.
2. To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts.
3. To appear or occur suddenly: The image flashed onto the screen.
4. To move or proceed rapidly: The cars flashed by.
5. To hang up a phone line momentarily, as when using call waiting.
6. Slang. To think of or remember something suddenly: flashed on that time we got caught in the storm.
7. Slang. To expose oneself in an indecent manner.

v.tr.

1. 1. To cause (light) to appear suddenly or in intermittent bursts.
   2. To cause to burst into flame.
   3. To reflect (light).
   4. To cause to reflect light from (a surface).
2. To make known or signal by flashing lights.
3. To communicate or display at great speed: flashed the news to the world capitals.
4. To exhibit briefly.
5. To hang up (a phone line) momentarily, as when using call waiting.
6. To display ostentatiously; flaunt.
7. To fill suddenly with water.
8. To cover with a thin protective layer.

n.

1. A sudden, brief, intense display of light.
2. A sudden perception: a flash of insight.
3. A split second; an instant: I'll be on my way in a flash.
4. A brief news dispatch or transmission.
5. Slang. Gaudy or ostentatious display: "The antique flash and trash of an older southern California have given way to a sleeker age of cultural hip" (Newsweek).
6. A flashlight.
7. 1. Instantaneous illumination for photography: photograph by flash.
   2. A device, such as a flashbulb, flashgun, or flash lamp, used to produce such illumination.
8. Slang. The pleasurable sensation that accompanies the use of a drug; a rush.
9. Obsolete. The language or cant of thieves, tramps, or underworld figures.

adj.

1. Happening suddenly or very quickly: flash freezing.
2. Slang. Ostentatious; showy: a flash car.
3. Of or relating to figures of quarterly economic growth released by the government and subject to later revision.
4. Of or relating to photography using instantaneous illumination.
5. Of or relating to thieves, swindlers, and underworld figures.

idiom:

flash in the pan

1. One that promises great success but fails.

[Middle English flashen, to splash, variant of flasken, of imitative origin.]

SYNONYMS   flash, gleam, glance, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, shimmer, glimmer, twinkle, scintillate. These verbs mean to send forth light. Flash refers to a sudden and brilliant but short-lived outburst of light: A bolt of lightning flashed across the horizon. Gleam implies transient or constant light that often appears against a dark background: "The light gleams an instant, then it's night once more" (Samuel Beckett). Glance refers most often to light reflected obliquely: Moonlight glanced off the windows of the darkened building. Glint applies to briefly gleaming or flashing light: Rays of sun glinted among the autumn leaves. Sparkle suggests a rapid succession of little flashes of high brilliance (crystal glasses sparkling in the candlelight), and glitter, a similar succession of even greater intensity (jewels glittering in the display case). To glisten is to shine with a sparkling luster: The snow glistened in the dawn light. Shimmer means to shine with a soft, tremulous light: "Everything about her shimmered and glimmered softly, as if her dress had been woven out of candle-beams" (Edith Wharton). Glimmer refers to faint, fleeting light: "On the French coast, the light/Gleams, and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,/Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay" (Matthew Arnold). To twinkle is to shine with quick, intermittent flashes or gleams: "a few stars, twinkling faintly in the deep blue of the night sky" (Hugh Walpole). Scintillate is applied to what flashes as if emitting sparks in a continuous stream: "ammonium chloride . . . depositing minute scintillating crystals on the windowpanes" (Primo Levi). See also synonyms at moment.

Tape display designation used when volume on an exchange is so heavy that the tape runs more than five minutes behind. The flash interrupts the display to report the current price-called the flash price-of a heavily traded security. Current prices of two groups of 50 stocks are flashed at five-minute intervals as long as the tape is seriously behind.

verb

1. To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks: coruscate, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink. See light/darkness.
2. To shine with intermittent gleams: blink, flicker, glimmer, twinkle, wink. See continue/stop/pause, light/darkness.
3. To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt², race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour², shoot, speed, sprint, tear¹, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. Informal hotfoot, rip. Slang barrel, highball. Chiefly British nip¹. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, stepjumpon it. See move/halt.
4. To make a public and usually ostentatious show of: brandish, display, disport, exhibit, expose, flaunt, parade, show (off), sport. See show/hide.

noun

1. A sudden quick light: blink, coruscation, flicker, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, spark¹, twinkle, wink. See light/darkness.
2. Sparkling, brilliant light: glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle. See beautiful/ugly, light/darkness.
3. A very brief time: crack, instant, minute¹, moment, second¹, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink. Informal jiff, jiffy. Chiefly British tick. See big/small/amount, time.

Idioms beginning with flash:
flash in the pan

In addition to the idiom beginning with flash, also see in a flash; quick as a wink (flash).

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v

Definition: move fast and display
Antonyms: pause, slow, walk

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n

Excess material that is squeezed out of the mold (for example, during packing of a denture by compression technique).

v. shine or show a light to send (a signal): red lights started to flash a warning.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

1. A color variation on the surface of a brick, produced intentionally or otherwise, due to surface fusion or vitrification of a film of different texture.
2. Abbr. for flashing.

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IN BRIEF: To send out a short and bright burst of light.

Often a dash of judgment is better than a flash of genius. — Howard W. Newton.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - glimte, lyne, blitze
v. tr. - pludseligt sende, vise i et glimt
n. - glimt, opblussen, kort nyhedsudsendelse
adj. - forloren, smart

idioms:

• flash back    pludselig komme i tanker om
• flash card    flash card
• flash flood    pludselig stærk oversvømmelse
• flash in the pan    kortvarig succes
• flash memory    midlertidig hukommelse
• flash of something    glimt af
• flash point    flammepunkt, urocenter
• flash through    vise sig i et glimt
• in a flash    på et øjeblik
• quick as a flash    lynhurtig

2.
n. - vandfyldt sammenskridning

Nederlands (Dutch)
flits, opvlieging, vlagsignaal, glans, glimp, grijns, nieuwsflits, zaklamp, plotse verdamping, trip (drugs), knipperen, een lichtsignaal geven, stromen, opvlammen, plots verschijnen, vliegen, uitbreken, potloodventen, plots begrijpen, volstromen, (doen) opvlammen, (doen) reflecteren, zwaaien met, met een laag bedekken, aan licht blootstellen (negatief), protserig

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - clignoter, étinceler, lancer des éclairs, traverser l'esprit, faire l'exhibitionnisme
v. tr. - montrer (qch), montrer qch rapidement, exhiber qch devant qn, lancer (un regard), faire un appel de phares (à), transmettre (des nouvelles, des images), faire apparaître (un message)
n. - lueur soudaine, (fig) éclair de (génie), (Phot) flash, flash (d'information), parement (d'un vêtement), bande (sur une voiture), étoile (sur un cheval), tache blanche, (GB) étalage (hum)
adj. - luxueux, frimeur, tape-à-l'¯il

idioms:

• a flash of    un éclair de
• flash back    (faire) un retour en arrière (sur)
• flash card    carte de support visuel, carte de pointage (pour l'attribution des points)
• flash flood    crue éclair
• flash in the pan    feu de paille
• flash memory    (Comput) mémoire flash
• flash over    (Élec) cracher/jaillir (des étincelles)
• flash point    (Chim) point d'éclair, (fig) point chaud, (fig) point critique
• flash through    (fig) traverser (l'esprit), venir tout d'un coup
• in a flash    en moins de deux
• like a flash    en un clin d'¯il
• quick as a flash    rapide comme l'éclair

2.
n. - décrue, subsidence

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - blinken, aufblitzen, exhibitionieren
n. - Aufleuchten, Lichtsignal, Blinkzeichen, Kurzmeldung, Blitzlicht, (ugs.) Taschenlampe
adj. - auffällig, grell, auffallend

idioms:

• a flash of    plötzlich
• flash back    zurückblenden
• flash card    Wort- od. Bildkarte als Lernhilfe
• flash flood    Überschwemmung
• flash in the pan    zufälliger Erfolg
• flash memory    Flash-Speicher
• flash over    (Elek) überspringen
• flash point    Flammpunkt, Siedepunkt
• flash through    plötzlich in den Sinn kommen
• in a flash    in Null Komma nichts
• like a flash    wie ein Blitz
• quick as a flash    schnell wie der Blitz

2.
n. - Wasserdurchflussöffnung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναλαμπή, λάμψη, αστραποβόλημα, αστραπή, (φωτογραφικό) φλας, σύντομη ή επείγουσα είδηση δελτίου, (Βρετ.) διαφημιστικό τέχνασμα, στιγμούλα, κλάσμα δευτερολέπτου, (φωτεινός) δείκτης κατεύθυνσης/πορείας (οχήματος), τόξο, φλας
v. - αστράφτω, αστραποβολώ, εκπέμπω (στιγμιαία) λάμψη, γυαλίζω, κινούμαι ή περνώ σαν αστραπή, ανάβω (φακό), μεταδίδω (μήνυμα), μοστράρω

idioms:

• flash back    κάνω αναδρομή στο παρελθόν, φλας-μπακ
• flash card    κάρτα με τυπωμένες λέξεις (εκπαιδευτικού χαρακτήρα)
• flash flood    αιφνίδια πλημμύρα μετά από νεροποντή
• flash in the pan    φούρια που πέρασε, πυροτέχνημα
• flash memory    (Η/Υ) καθαριζόμενη μνήμη
• flash of something    αναλαμπή
• flash point    (φυσ.) σημείο έκλαμψης, (μτφ.) εστία ανάφλεξης
• flash through    (δια)περνώ ή διασχίζω σαν αστραπή
• in a flash    αστραπιαία, στη στιγμή
• quick as a flash    γρήγορος/-α σαν αστραπή

Italiano (Italian)
lampeggiare, fiammata, lampo, segnale luminoso, impeto, flash, caldana, violento, vistoso, volgare, falso

idioms:

• flash back    scena retrospettiva
• flash card    cartello suggeritore
• flash flood    alluvione improvvisa
• flash in the pan    fuoco di paglia
• flash of something    immagine fuggente
• flash point    punto di infiammabilità
• flash through    sfrecciare
• in a flash    in un lampo
• quick as a flash    veloce come il fulmine

Português (Portuguese)
n. - flash (m) (máquina (f) fotográfica), clarão (m), lanterna (f)
v. - reluzir

idioms:

• flash back    retrospectiva (f)
• flash card    cartão (m) que contém palavras, letras, etc.
• flash flood    inundação (f) repentina e forte
• flash in the pan    fogo (m) de palha (fig.)
• flash of something    lembrar algo subitamente
• flash point    ponto (m) de combustão (Quím.), ponto (m) ou local (m) em que uma ação violenta pode ser esperada
• flash through    passar rapidamente
• in a flash    muito rápido
• quick as a flash    muito rápido

Русский (Russian)
блестеть, промелькнуть, хвастаться, вспышка, яркий свет, яркое проявление, миг, эксгибиционизм, шикарный, фальшивый, внезапный

idioms:

• flash back    вспомнить прошлое
• flash card    карточка с текстом
• flash flood    внезапное наводнение
• flash in the pan    провал, фиаско
• flash of something    внезапная вспышка
• flash point    точка воспламенения
• flash through    молниеносно промелькнуть
• in a flash    быстро, молниеносно
• quick as a flash    молниеносный

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - encender, quemar, sacar a relucir
v. tr. - relampaguear, brillar, destellar
n. - llamarada, fogonazo, ráfaga, señal luminosa, señal de luz, arranque, capricho, impulso, flash, relámpago, sofoco, chillón, llamativo, elegante, destello, proyección momentánea explicativa
adj. - ladronesco, chillón, experto, listo

idioms:

• a flash of    una ráfaga
• flash back    escena retrospectiva, pasar por la mente, recordar
• flash card    tarjeta mnemotécnica, lámina ilustrativa
• flash flood    inundación repentina, torrente, riada
• flash in the pan    algo pasajero, algo que no dura
• flash memory    memoria EEPROM, memoria flash
• flash over    descarga
• flash point    punto de inflamación
• flash through    ocurrir de repente
• in a flash    en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, en un dos por tres, en un santiamén
• like a flash    rápidamente, inmediatamente
• quick as a flash    como un relámpago

2.
n. - charco formado por un hundimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - plötsligt sken, ytlig glans, kort scen (film), vattenström, reservoar, gjutskägg (tekn.), ficklampa, förbandstecken (mil.)
v. - lysa till, fara som en blixt, briljera (vard.), låta lysa, blixtsnabbt sprida (bildl.), blotta sig (sl.), briljera med (sl.), släppa på vattenström

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
闪光, 反射, 闪现, 使闪光, 一瞬间, 闪光的, 火速的

idioms:

• flash back    反射, 反照
• flash card    教学用的闪视卡片, 快闪储存卡
• flash flood    突发的洪水, 暴洪
• flash in the pan    昙花一现, 昙花一现的人物
• flash memory    快闪式存储器
• flash of something    ...的闪现, 突然的..., 突发的...
• flash point    闪点
• flash through    快速闪过...
• in a flash    立刻, 一瞬间
• quick as a flash    飞快, 一闪而过

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 閃光, 反射, 閃現
v. tr. - 使閃光, 反射
n. - 閃光, 一瞬間, 閃現
adj. - 閃光的, 火速的

idioms:

• flash back    反射, 反照
• flash card    教學用的閃視卡片, 快閃儲存卡
• flash flood    突發的洪水, 暴洪
• flash in the pan    曇花一現, 曇花一現的人物
• flash memory    快閃式記憶體
• flash of something    ...的閃現, 突然的..., 突發的...
• flash point    閃點
• flash through    快速閃過...
• in a flash    立刻, 一瞬間
• quick as a flash    飛快, 一閃而過

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 섬광을 내다, (생각이) 갑자기 떠오르다, 화내다
v. tr. - (불빛이) 번쩍이게 하다, ~을 자랑하다, ~을 급히 알리다
n. - 섬광, 속보, 순간
adj. - 겉만 번지르르 한, 재치 있는, 가짜의, 한 순간의

idioms:

• flash through    획 통과하다
• in a flash    순식간에, 눈깜짝할 사이에

2.
n. - (알코올 음료에 사용된) 착색제

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ひらめく, ひらめかす, ぱっと光る, ぱっと浮かぶ, 点滅信号で送る, 急送する, きらりと光る, さっと送る, さっと通る
n. - ひらめき, 閃光, 一瞬の輝き, 瞬間場面, フラッシュ, ニュース速報, 懐中電灯
adj. - 瞬間的な, 安ぴかの, モダンな

idioms:

• flash back    照り返す, 射返す
• flash card    フラッシュカード
• flash flood    鉄砲水
• flash in the pan    一回限りの成功
• flash of something    何かをチラッと見せる
• flash point    引火点
• flash through    ふと浮かぶ, サッと通り過ぎる
• in a flash    即座に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وميض , وهج , لحظه قصيرة (فعل) يتوهج , يبرز فجأة , يومض , يلمع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮היבהב, ניצנץ, חלף, נע, חשף אברי מינו, הופיע לפתע, הבזיק‬
v. tr. - ‮פלש (במצלמה), נע, הבריק מברק, זרק, שלח, הבזיק‬
n. - ‮נצנוץ, רשף, הבזק, מבזק, מברק, חזיז, תג, סמל, כתם צבע מבהיק, ראוותנות, מזויף‬
adj. - ‮מרשים, צעקני, קשור בעולם התחתון‬
n. - ‮חלל מלא מים שנוצר ע"י שקיעה‬

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