flash
(redirected from flashed)Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Idioms, Encyclopedia.
Flash
(flăsh) A trademark for a file format for graphics, audio, and video data, commonly used for transmitting animation over the internet.
flash
(flăsh)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.
a. To cause (light) to appear suddenly or in intermittent bursts.
b. To cause to burst into flame.
c. To reflect (light).
d. 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.
a. Instantaneous illumination for photography: photograph by flash.
b. 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. Archaic The language or cant of thieves, tramps, or underworld figures.
adj.
Phrasal Verb: 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. Computers Of or relating to flash memory.
6. Archaic Of or relating to thieves, swindlers, and underworld figures.
flash back
Idiom: 1. To experience a psychological flashback: She suddenly flashed back to the moment when the car hit her.
2. To employ a flashback as a narrative device: In the second chapter, the book flashes back to the protagonist's childhood.
flash in the pan
One that promises great success but fails.
[Middle English flashen, to splash, variant of flasken, of imitative origin.]
Synonyms: flash, gleam, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, 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 a transient or subdued light that often appears against a dark background: "The light gleams an instant, then it's night once more" (Samuel Beckett).
Glint applies to briefly gleaming or flashing light: "the fountain's silver-painted swan glinted in the moonlight" (Kate Wheeler).
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. 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: "a dense, hoary mist of ammonium chloride ... depositing minute scintillating crystals on the windowpanes" (Primo Levi). See Also Synonyms at moment.
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 a transient or subdued light that often appears against a dark background: "The light gleams an instant, then it's night once more" (Samuel Beckett).
Glint applies to briefly gleaming or flashing light: "the fountain's silver-painted swan glinted in the moonlight" (Kate Wheeler).
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. 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: "a dense, hoary mist of ammonium chloride ... depositing minute scintillating crystals on the windowpanes" (Primo Levi). See Also Synonyms at moment.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
flash
(flæʃ)n
1. a sudden short blaze of intense light or flame: a flash of sunlight.
2. a sudden occurrence or display, esp one suggestive of brilliance: a flash of understanding.
3. a very brief space of time: over in a flash.
4. an ostentatious display: a flash of her diamonds.
5. (Journalism & Publishing) Also called: newsflash a short news announcement concerning a new event
6. (Military) chiefly Also called: patch Brit an insignia or emblem worn on a uniform, vehicle, etc, to identify its military formation
7. a patch of bright colour on a dark background, such as light marking on an animal
8. (Chemistry) a volatile mixture of inorganic salts used to produce a glaze on bricks or tiles
9. (Nautical Terms)
a. a sudden rush of water down a river or watercourse
b. a device, such as a sluice, for producing such a rush
10. (Photography) photog informal short for flashlight2, flash photography
11. (Metallurgy) a ridge of thin metal or plastic formed on a moulded object by the extrusion of excess material between dies
12. dialect Yorkshire and Lancashire a pond, esp one produced as a consequence of subsidence
13. (modifier) involving, using, or produced by a flash of heat, light, etc: flash blindness; flash distillation.
14. flash in the pan a project, person, etc, that enjoys only short-lived success, notoriety, etc
adj
15. informal ostentatious or vulgar
16. informal of or relating to gamblers and followers of boxing and racing
17. sham or counterfeit
18. informal relating to or characteristic of the criminal underworld
19. brief and rapid: flash freezing.
vb
20. to burst or cause to burst suddenly or intermittently into flame
21. to emit or reflect or cause to emit or reflect light suddenly or intermittently
22. (intr) to move very fast: he flashed by on his bicycle.
23. (intr) to come rapidly (into the mind or vision)
24. (intr; foll by out or up) to appear like a sudden light: his anger really flashes out at times.
25.
a. to signal or communicate very fast: to flash a message.
b. to signal by use of a light, such as car headlights
26. (tr) informal to display ostentatiously: to flash money around.
27. (tr) informal to show suddenly and briefly
28. (intr) slang Brit to expose oneself indecently
29. (Building) (tr) to cover (a roof) with flashing
30. (Nautical Terms) to send a sudden rush of water down (a river, etc), or to carry (a vessel) down by this method
31. (Ceramics) (in the making of glass) to coat (glass) with a thin layer of glass of a different colour
32. (General Physics) (tr) to subject to a brief pulse of heat or radiation
33. (General Physics) (tr) to change (a liquid) to a gas by causing it to hit a hot surface
34. obsolete to splash or dash (water)
[C14 (in the sense: to rush, as of water): of unknown origin]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
flash
(flæʃ)n.
1. a brief, sudden burst of bright light.
2. a sudden, brief outburst or display, as of joy or wit.
3. an instant.
5. gaudy or vulgar showiness.
6. a brief dispatch giving preliminary news of an important story.
7. bright artificial light thrown briefly upon a subject during a photographic exposure.
8. the sudden flame or intense heat produced by a bomb or other explosive device.
9. a sudden thought, insight, or vision.
10. Slang. rush 1 (def. 26).
11. hot flash.
12. Obs. thieves' slang.
v.i. 13. to break forth into sudden flame or light, esp. transiently.
14. to gleam.
15. to appear suddenly.
16. to move like a flash.
17. to speak with sudden anger (often fol. by out).
18. to break into sudden action.
19. Slang. to expose one's genitals in public.
v.t. 20. to emit or send forth (fire or light) in sudden flashes.
21. to cause to flash, as powder by ignition.
22. to send forth like a flash.
23. to communicate instantaneously, as by radio or telegraph.
24. to make an ostentatious display of.
25. to display suddenly and briefly.
26. to increase the flow of water in (a river, channel, etc.).
27.
a. to coat (glass or ceramics) with a layer of colored, opalescent, or white glass.
b. to apply (such a layer).
c. to color or make (glass) opaque by reheating.
28. to protect (a roof, etc.) from leakage with flashing.
adj. 29. sudden and brief: a flash storm.
30. showy; ostentatious.
31. belonging to or connected with thieves.
Idioms: 1. flash in the pan,
a. a brief intense effort that produces negligible results.
b. a person whose promise or success is transitory.
2. flash on, Slang. to have a sudden vivid memory of or insight about.
[1350–1400; Middle English: to sprinkle, splash]
flash′er, n.
flash′ing•ly, adv.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
flash
Past participle: flashed
Gerund: flashing
| Imperative |
|---|
| flash |
| flash |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  flash - a sudden intense burst of radiant energyheat flash - a flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion) lightning - the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more streak - a sudden flash (as of lightning) |
| 2. | flash - a momentary brightness brightness - the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white | |
| 3. | flash - a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning" experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention" | |
| 4. | flash - a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition" | |
| 5. |  flash - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" | |
| 6. |  flash - a gaudy outward display display - exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage" exhibitionism - extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself ritz - ostentatious display of elegance; "they put on the ritz" splurge - an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.) pedantry - an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning | |
| 7. | flash - a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate visual signal - a signal that involves visual communication star shell - an artillery shell containing an illuminant Bengal light - a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework Very light, Very-light - a colored flare fired from a Very pistol | |
| 8. |  flash - a short news announcement concerning some on-going news storybulletin - a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) | |
| 9. | flash - a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification; "red flashes adorned the airplane"; "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to" patch - a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole | |
| 10. |  flash - a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photographflash camera - a camera with a photoflash attachment lamp - an artificial source of visible illumination photographic equipment - equipment used by a photographer | |
| Verb | 1. |  flash - gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"radiate - cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun is radiating" |
| 2. | flash - appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen" appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" | |
| 3. | flash - display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car" display, exhibit, expose - to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" flex - exhibit the strength of; "The victorious army flexes its invincibility" splurge - be showy or ostentatious | |
| 4. | flash - make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts" convey - make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me" | |
| 5. | flash - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" plunge - dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly" shoot down, tear, buck, charge, shoot - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" cut back, flash back - return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story" | |
| 6. | flash - expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill" show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" | |
| 7. | flash - protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" | |
| 8. | flash - emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone" appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" | |
| Adj. | 1. |  flash - tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
flash
noun
verb
1. blaze, shine, beam, sparkle, glitter, flare, glare, gleam, light up, flicker, shimmer, twinkle, glint, glisten, scintillate, coruscate Lightning flashed among the distant dark clouds.
2. speed, race, shoot, fly, tear, sweep, dash, barrel (along) (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), whistle, sprint, bolt, streak, dart, zoom, burn rubber (informal) Cars flashed by every few minutes.
adjective
in a flash in a moment, in a second, in an instant, in a split second, in a trice, in a jiffy (informal), in the twinkling of an eye, in a twinkling, in two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal), in the bat of an eye (informal) The answer came to him in a flash.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
flash
verb1. To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks:
3. To move swiftly:
bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.
Chiefly British: nip.
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, step on it.
1. A sudden quick light:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
TranslationsSelect a language:
Spanish / Español
flash
[flæʃ]A. N
1. [of light] → destello m; [of gun] → fogonazo m; [of jewel] → centelleo m, destellos mpl
he saw a flash of green vanishing round the next bend → vio un destello verde que desaparecía en la siguiente curva
the flash of expensive jewellery → el centelleo de alhajas costosas
a flash of lightning → un relámpago
he saw a flash of green vanishing round the next bend → vio un destello verde que desaparecía en la siguiente curva
the flash of expensive jewellery → el centelleo de alhajas costosas
a flash of lightning → un relámpago
2. (= burst) a flash of anger → un arranque or un arrebato de cólera
a flash of inspiration → una ráfaga or un momento de inspiración
a flash of wit → un ramalazo de ingenio
a flash in the pan → algo pasajero, flor de un día
the affair was nothing more than a flash in the pan → el asunto no fue más que algo pasajero or flor de un día
their win was no flash in the pan → su victoria no se debió a un golpe de suerte, no ganaron por chiripa
a flash of inspiration → una ráfaga or un momento de inspiración
a flash of wit → un ramalazo de ingenio
a flash in the pan → algo pasajero, flor de un día
the affair was nothing more than a flash in the pan → el asunto no fue más que algo pasajero or flor de un día
their win was no flash in the pan → su victoria no se debió a un golpe de suerte, no ganaron por chiripa
3. (= instant) → instante m
in a flash → en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, en un instante
it all happened in a flash → todo sucedió en un abrir y cerrar de ojos or en un instante
it came to him in a flash → de repente lo vio todo claro
I'll be back in a flash → vuelvo en un instante
quick as a flash → como un relámpago or un rayo
in a flash → en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, en un instante
it all happened in a flash → todo sucedió en un abrir y cerrar de ojos or en un instante
it came to him in a flash → de repente lo vio todo claro
I'll be back in a flash → vuelvo en un instante
quick as a flash → como un relámpago or un rayo
4. (= news flash) → noticia f de última hora
5. (Phot) → flash m
6. (= marking) (on animal) → mancha f
7. (Brit) (Mil) (= insignia) → distintivo m
8. (US) (= torch) → linterna f
B. VT
1. (= direct) [+ look] → lanzar; [+ smile] → dirigir
he flashed me a look of surprise → me lanzó una mirada de sorpresa
she flashed him a grateful smile → le dirigió una breve sonrisa de agradecimiento
he flashed me a look of surprise → me lanzó una mirada de sorpresa
she flashed him a grateful smile → le dirigió una breve sonrisa de agradecimiento
2. (= shine) he flashed his torch into the boat → enfocó el barco con la linterna
she flashed the light in my eyes → me enfocó con la luz en los ojos
to flash one's (head)lights (Aut) → hacer señales con las luces
she flashed the light in my eyes → me enfocó con la luz en los ojos
to flash one's (head)lights (Aut) → hacer señales con las luces
3. (= send quickly) [+ news, information] → transmitir rápidamente
the pictures were flashed around the world → las imágenes circularon rápidamente por todo el mundo
the pictures were flashed around the world → las imágenes circularon rápidamente por todo el mundo
4. (= display briefly) → mostrar
the screen flashes a message → aparece brevemente un mensaje en la pantalla, la pantalla muestra brevemente un mensaje
I flashed my card at the security guard → le enseñé or mostré brevemente mi tarjeta al guardia de seguridad
the screen flashes a message → aparece brevemente un mensaje en la pantalla, la pantalla muestra brevemente un mensaje
I flashed my card at the security guard → le enseñé or mostré brevemente mi tarjeta al guardia de seguridad
C. VI
1. (= shine) [light, eyes, teeth] → brillar; [jewels] → brillar, lanzar destellos
a light was flashing on the horizon → brillaba una luz en el horizonte
cameras flashed as she stepped from the car → las cámaras disparaban los flashes cuando ella salía del coche
a police car raced past, lights flashing → pasó un coche de policía a toda velocidad, con las luces lanzando destellos
his brake lights flashed → las luces de freno se iluminaron de repente
a flashing neon sign → un anuncio de neón intermitente
lightning was flashing all around → relampagueaba por todas partes
headaches accompanied by flashing lights → dolores mpl de cabeza acompañados de destellos de luz en la visión
her eyes flashed with anger → se le encendieron los ojos
a light was flashing on the horizon → brillaba una luz en el horizonte
cameras flashed as she stepped from the car → las cámaras disparaban los flashes cuando ella salía del coche
a police car raced past, lights flashing → pasó un coche de policía a toda velocidad, con las luces lanzando destellos
his brake lights flashed → las luces de freno se iluminaron de repente
a flashing neon sign → un anuncio de neón intermitente
lightning was flashing all around → relampagueaba por todas partes
headaches accompanied by flashing lights → dolores mpl de cabeza acompañados de destellos de luz en la visión
her eyes flashed with anger → se le encendieron los ojos
3. (= move quickly) a thought flashed through my mind → una idea me cruzó la mente como un relámpago
his whole life flashed before his eyes → volvió a revivir toda su vida en unos instantes
a message flashed up on the screen → apareció brevemente un mensaje en la pantalla
to flash by or past [vehicle, person] → pasar a toda velocidad, pasar como un rayo; [time] → pasar volando
the landscape flashed by in a blur → el paisaje iba pasando con velocidad, fundiéndose en una imagen borrosa
his whole life flashed before his eyes → volvió a revivir toda su vida en unos instantes
a message flashed up on the screen → apareció brevemente un mensaje en la pantalla
to flash by or past [vehicle, person] → pasar a toda velocidad, pasar como un rayo; [time] → pasar volando
the landscape flashed by in a blur → el paisaje iba pasando con velocidad, fundiéndose en una imagen borrosa
5. (= expose o.s.) → exhibirse
D. ADJ (= showy) [car, clothes] → llamativo, fardón
a flash restaurant → un restaurante ostentoso, un restaurante de esos impresionantes
a flash restaurant → un restaurante ostentoso, un restaurante de esos impresionantes
E. CPD flash bulb N → bombilla f de flash
flash card N → tarjeta f
flash fire N → fuego m repentino
flash flood N → riada f
flash gun N (Phot) → disparador m de flash
flash photography N → fotografía f con flash
flash card N → tarjeta f
flash fire N → fuego m repentino
flash flood N → riada f
flash gun N (Phot) → disparador m de flash
flash photography N → fotografía f con flash
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
flash
(flӕʃ) noun1. a quick showing of a bright light. a flash of lightning.destello
2. a moment; a very short time. He was with her in a flash.instante
3. a flashlight. flash
4. (often ˈnewsflash) a brief news report sent by radio, television etc. Did you hear the flash about the king's death?noticia de última hora
verb1. (of a light) to (cause to) shine quickly. He flashed a torch.encender
2. (usually with by or past) to pass quickly. The days flashed by; The cars flashed past.pasar como un rayo
3. to show; to display. He flashed a card and was allowed to pass. enseñar rápidamente
ˈflashing adjectiveflashing lights.relampagueante, intermitente
ˈflashy adjective big, bright etc but cheap and of poor quality. flashy clothes.llamativo
ˈflashily adverb de una manera llamativa
ˈflashlight noun1. a (battery) torch. linterna
2. (often abbreviated to flash) an instrument which produces a sudden bright light for taking photographs. flash
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
flash
→ destellar , destelloMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
flash
n. fulguración, destello;
hot ___ → fogaje, rubor.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009