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FlashedFlash Flash, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flashed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flashing.] [Cf. OE. flaskien, vlaskien to pour, sprinkle,
dial. Sw. flasa to blaze, E. flush, flare.]
1. To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood
of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the
powder flashed.
2. To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst
instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary
brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash.
Names which have flashed and thundered as the watch
words of unnumbered struggles. --Talfourd.
The object is made to flash upon the eye of the
mind. --M. Arnold.
A thought flashed through me, which I clothed in
act. --Tennyson.
3. To burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out
violently; to rush hastily.
Every hour He flashes into one gross crime or other.
--Shak.
To flash in the pan, to fail of success. [Colloq.] See
under Flash, a burst of light. --Bartlett.
Syn: Flash, Glitter, Gleam, Glisten, Glister.
Usage: Flash differs from glitter and gleam, denoting a flood
or wide extent of light. The latter words may express
the issuing of light from a small object, or from a
pencil of rays. Flash differs from other words, also,
in denoting suddenness of appearance and
disappearance. Flashing differs from exploding or
disploding in not being accompanied with a loud
report. To glisten, or glister, is to shine with a
soft and fitful luster, as eyes suffused with tears,
or flowers wet with dew. FlashFlash Flash, v. t.
1. To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with
sudden flame or light.
The chariot of paternal Deity, Flashing thick
flames. --Milton.
2. To convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden flame
or light; as, to flash a message along the wires; to flash
conviction on the mind.
3. (Glass Making) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of
glass with glass of a different color. See Flashing, n.,
3
(b) .
4. To trick up in a showy manner.
Limning and flashing it with various dyes. --A.
Brewer.
5. [Perh. due to confusion between flash of light and plash,
splash.] To strike and throw up large bodies of water from
the surface; to splash. [Obs.]
He rudely flashed the waves about. --Spenser.
Flashed glass. See Flashing, n., 3. FlashFlash Flash, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flashed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flashing.] [Cf. OE. flaskien, vlaskien to pour, sprinkle,
dial. Sw. flasa to blaze, E. flush, flare.]
1. To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood
of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the
powder flashed.
2. To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst
instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary
brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash.
Names which have flashed and thundered as the watch
words of unnumbered struggles. --Talfourd.
The object is made to flash upon the eye of the
mind. --M. Arnold.
A thought flashed through me, which I clothed in
act. --Tennyson.
3. To burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out
violently; to rush hastily.
Every hour He flashes into one gross crime or other.
--Shak.
To flash in the pan, to fail of success. [Colloq.] See
under Flash, a burst of light. --Bartlett.
Syn: Flash, Glitter, Gleam, Glisten, Glister.
Usage: Flash differs from glitter and gleam, denoting a flood
or wide extent of light. The latter words may express
the issuing of light from a small object, or from a
pencil of rays. Flash differs from other words, also,
in denoting suddenness of appearance and
disappearance. Flashing differs from exploding or
disploding in not being accompanied with a loud
report. To glisten, or glister, is to shine with a
soft and fitful luster, as eyes suffused with tears,
or flowers wet with dew. Flash
Flash Flash, n.
Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.
FlashFlash Flash, n.; pl. Flashes.
1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously
appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash
of lightning.
2. A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a
momentary brightness or show.
The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind. --Shak.
No striking sentiment, no flash of fancy. --Wirt.
3. The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a
very brief period.
The Persians and Macedonians had it for a flash.
--Bacon.
4. A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for coloring
and giving a fictious strength to liquors.
Flash light, or Flashing light, a kind of light shown by
lighthouses, produced by the revolution of reflectors, so
as to show a flash of light every few seconds, alternating
with periods of dimness. --Knight.
Flash in the pan, the flashing of the priming in the pan of
a flintlock musket without discharging the piece; hence,
sudden, spasmodic effort that accomplishes nothing. FlashFlash Flash, n. [OE. flasche, flaske; cf. OF. flache, F.
flaque.]
1. A pool. [Prov. Eng.] --Haliwell.
2. (Engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable
stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in
water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
Flash wheel (Mech.), a paddle wheel made to revolve in a
breast or curved water way, by which water is lifted from
the lower to the higher level. Flash
Flash Flash, a.
1. Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar;
as, flash jewelry; flash finery.
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