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flashed

/flæʃt/

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To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.

Examples :

"He flashed the light at the water, trying to see what made the noise."

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To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.

Examples :

"The light flashed on and off."

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To be visible briefly.

Examples :

"The scenery flashed by quickly."

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To make visible briefly.

Examples :

"A number will be flashed on the screen."

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To briefly, and often unintentionally, expose one's naked body or underwear, or part of it, in public. (Contrast streak.)

Examples :

"Her skirt was so short that she flashed her underpants as she was getting out of her car."

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To show or expose an "inappropriate" part of the body to someone for humorous reasons or as an act of contempt.

Examples :

"The man got arrested because he flashed the bus driver after missing his stop. "

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To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.

Examples :

"The camera's flash flashed brightly as my sister blew out her birthday candles. "

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To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.

Examples :

"He flashed a wad of hundred-dollar bills."

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To communicate quickly.

Examples :

"The news services flashed the news about the end of the war to all corners of the globe."

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To move, or cause to move, suddenly.

Examples :

"Flash forward to the present day."

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To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.

Examples :

"My friend flashed me to ask for a call back later. "

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(of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)

Examples :

"The spilled alcohol on the hot stove flashed into vapor almost instantly. "

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To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.

Examples :

"She flashed the difficult climbing route, impressing everyone at the gym. "

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To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).

Examples :

"The technician flashed the new BIOS onto the motherboard to fix the startup problem. "

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(glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.

Examples :

"The artisan flashed the clear vase with a layer of ruby red glass to give it a vibrant color. "

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(glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.

Examples :

"The glassblower heated the molten glass and then flashed it out onto the table to form a large, flat disc. "

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To send by some startling or sudden means.

Examples :

"The lighthouse flashed a warning to the approaching ships. "

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To burst out into violence.

Examples :

"The argument between the neighbors escalated quickly, and his anger suddenly flashed into violence when he pushed the other man. "

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To perform a flash.

Examples :

"The photographer flashed the camera before taking our picture. "

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To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.

Examples :

"The technician flashed the reactor vessel to relieve the excess pressure after the experiment. "

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To trick up in a showy manner.

Examples :

"The used car salesman flashed the engine with chrome parts to make it look newer than it really was. "

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To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash.

Examples :

"The speeding car flashed water all over the sidewalk as it drove through the puddle. "

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