flash
flash
flÃĻʃ
flāsh
/flˈÃĻʃ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "flash"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋

to deliberately showcase or display something in a showy and attention-grabbing manner
Transitive: to flash a possession
to flash definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fashion model walked down the runway, flashing an exquisite designer dress.
āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻŽāĻĄā§‡āϞ āϰāĻžāύāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āĻšā§‡āρāĻŸā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻāϞāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋, āϚāĻŽāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋

to shine brightly but temporarily
Intransitive
to flash definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The headlights of the car flashed briefly as it passed by.
āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻĄāϞāĻžāχāϟāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ⧇ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞ⧇ āωāϠ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻāϞāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋, āωāĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāϞ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to shine or radiate light or energy in a vibrant, lively, or passionate manner
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The performer 's smile flashed with genuine joy as the crowd applauded their performance.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€āϰ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§ƒāϤ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇ āωāĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāϠ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ•āϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻāϞāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋, āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž

to be seen for a short time
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The advertisements flashed on the digital billboard, showcasing various products and services.
āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻŋāϟāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻĒāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻœā§āĻŦāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āĻ“ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώ⧇āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āϚāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to move or pass with great speed, in a way that attracts attention
Intransitive: to flash to a direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The shooting star flashed across the night sky.
āωāĻ˛ā§āĻ•āĻž āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•āĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻāϞāĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋

to show or present information or an image on a screen for a short duration
Transitive: to flash information
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The marketing team flashed the company logo during the commercial.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻœā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āϞ⧋āĻ—ā§‹ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

to apply or create a thin coating or layer of something on a surface
Transitive: to flash a surface
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before installing the windows, the builders flashed the openings to ensure they were waterproof.
āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āϕ⧋āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧇ āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āϜāϞāϰ⧋āϧ⧀āĨ¤
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āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(climbing) to successfully complete a route on the first attempt, typically without prior knowledge or practice
Transitive: to flash a route
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was thrilled to flash the challenging boulder problem.
āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŦā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋ flash āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇ āϏ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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a sudden, concentrated release of radiant energy

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A flash of radiation lit up the lab sensors.
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a brief moment of light

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a sudden moment of clear understanding

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A flash clarified the entire problem for him.
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a sudden, sharply felt moment of vivid experience

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a device that produces a momentary burst of light for photography

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She attached an external flash to the rig.
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a bright area of color used for marking or ornamentation

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a brief announcement giving the latest development in a news story

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a burst of light used for signaling or illumination

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a showy or ostentatious display

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The car 's flash did n't impress anyone.
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āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻļ, āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ

a moment or instance that occurs in a very short period of time, often quickly and unexpectedly
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The storm appeared and disappeared in a flash, barely giving time to prepare.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āĻāϏ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ āĻāĻ• āĻĒāϞāϕ⧇, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāχ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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overly showy in appearance

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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