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flash 1, verb (oh)



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1 ?shine?
2 ?pictures?
3 flash through somebody's mind/head/brain
4 flash a smile/glance/look etc (at somebody)
5 ?show something quickly?
6 ?news/information?
7 ?move quickly?
8 ?eyes?
9 ?sex organs?
10 somebody's life flashes before their eyes
11 ?time passing quickly?
Phrasal verbs
flash something ¡û¡ú around
flash back
flash forward
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[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Originally (of liquid) 'to strike a surface'; from the sound]
?SHINE?
[I and T] to shine suddenly and brightly for a short time, or to make something shine in this way
::Lightning flashed overhead.
flash sth into/at/towards sb/sth
::Why is that guy flashing his headlights at me?
::Red warning lights flashed on and off (=shone for a short time and then stopped shining) .
?PICTURES?
[I always + adverb/preposition] to be shown quickly on television, on a computer, or on a film
flash across/onto/past etc
::Images of the war flashed across the screen.
flash through sb's mind/head/brain
if thoughts, images, memories etc flash through your mind, you suddenly think of them or remember them
::The possibility that Frank was lying flashed through my mind.
flash a smile/glance/look etc (at sb)
to smile or look at someone quickly and for a short time
::'I love this city,' he said, flashing a big smile.
?SHOW SOMETHING QUICKLY?
[T] to show something to someone for only a short time
::He flashed his identification card.
?NEWS/INFORMATION?
[T always + adverb/preposition] to send news or information somewhere quickly by radio, computer, or satellite
flash sth across/to sth
::Reporters at the scene flashed the news to their offices.
?MOVE QUICKLY?
[I always + adverb/preposition] to move very quickly
flash by/past/through
::A meteor flashed through the sky.
?EYES?
[I] literary if your eyes flash, they look very bright for a moment, especially because of a sudden emotion
flash with
::Janet's blue eyes flashed with anger.
?SEX ORGANS?
[I and T] if a man flashes, or if he flashes someone, he shows his sexual organs in public
-see also flasher flasher
sb's life flashes before their eyes
if someone's life flashes before their eyes, they suddenly remember many events from their life because they are in great danger and might die
?TIME PASSING QUICKLY?
[I always + adverb/preposition] if a period of time or an event flashes by or flashes past, it seems to end very quickly
flash by/past
::Our vacation seemed to just flash by.
flash around [flash sth ¡û¡ú around] phr v
to use or show something in a way that will make people notice you and think you have a lot of money
::He's always flashing his money around.
flash back phr v
to suddenly think about or show something that happened in the past, especially in a film, book etc
flash back to
::From here the movie flashes back to Billy's first meeting with Schultz.
-see also flashback
flash forward phr v
if a film, book etc flashes forward, it shows what happens in the future
flash forward to
::The movie then flashes forward to their daughter's fifth birthday.