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1.nounA device that produces a short flash of light to help illuminate a scene, mostly for night-time or indoors photography.
2.nounA sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
3.nounA very short amount of time.
4.nounA flashlight; an electric torch.
5.nounA sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
6.nounMaterial left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
7.noun(Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
8.nounA pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
9.nounA language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
10.nounA preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for colouring liquor to make it look stronger.
11.nounA form of military insignia."I just got my first commando flash."
12.nounAny of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
13.nounA tattoo flash.
14.nounThe sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
15.nounA newsflash.
16.verbTo cause to shine briefly or intermittently."He flashed the light at the water, trying to see what made the noise."
17.verbTo blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently."The light flashed on and off."
18.verbTo be visible briefly."The scenery flashed by quickly."
19.verbTo make visible briefly."A number will be flashed on the screen."
20.verbTo briefly, and often unintentionally, expose one's naked body or underwear, or part of it, in public. (Contrast streak.)"Her skirt was so short that she flashed her underpants as she was getting out of her car."
21.verbTo show or expose an "inappropriate" part of the body to someone for humorous reasons or as an act of contempt.
22.verbTo break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
23.verbTo flaunt; to display in a showy manner."He flashed a wad of hundred-dollar bills."
24.verbTo communicate quickly."The news services flashed the news about the end of the war to all corners of the globe."
25.verbTo move, or cause to move, suddenly."Flash forward to the present day."
26.verbTo 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."
27.verb(of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
28.verbTo climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
29.verbTo write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
30.verb(glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
31.verb(glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
32.verbTo send by some startling or sudden means.
33.verbTo burst out into violence.
34.verbTo perform a flash.
35.verbTo release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
36.verbTo trick up in a showy manner.
37.verbTo strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash.
38.adjectiveExpensive-looking and demanding attention; stylish; showy.
39.adjective(of a person) Having plenty of ready money.
40.adjective(of a person) Liable to show off expensive possessions or money.
41.adjectiveOccurring very rapidly, almost instantaneously.
42.adjectiveRelating to thieves and vagabonds."flash notes: counterfeit banknotes"