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1.verbTo cause to shine briefly or intermittently."He flashed the light at the water, trying to see what made the noise."
2.verbTo blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently."The light flashed on and off."
3.verbTo be visible briefly."The scenery flashed by quickly."
4.verbTo make visible briefly."A number will be flashed on the screen."
5.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."
6.verbTo show or expose an "inappropriate" part of the body to someone for humorous reasons or as an act of contempt.
7.verbTo break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
8.verbTo flaunt; to display in a showy manner."He flashed a wad of hundred-dollar bills."
9.verbTo communicate quickly."The news services flashed the news about the end of the war to all corners of the globe."
10.verbTo move, or cause to move, suddenly."Flash forward to the present day."
11.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."
12.verb(of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
13.verbTo climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
14.verbTo write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
15.verb(glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
16.verb(glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
17.verbTo send by some startling or sudden means.
18.verbTo burst out into violence.
19.verbTo perform a flash.
20.verbTo release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
21.verbTo trick up in a showy manner.
22.verbTo strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash.
23.nounA sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.
24.noun(roofing) Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.
25.nounThe process of getting rid of gaps on shelves by bringing products from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf.
26.nounThe blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor."The incessant flashing of the neon sign kept the neighborhood awake."
27.nounThe exposing of one's naked body, or part of it, in public briefly (the action of the verb to flash).
28.noun(jewellery) The use of rhodium plating to temporarily enhance a ring's durability and shine.