Definitions for flash

(a sudden intense burst of radiant energy)

(a momentary brightness)

(a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning")

(a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition")

(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")

(a gaudy outward display)

(a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate)

(a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story)

(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")

(a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph)

(gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing")

(appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen")

(display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car")

(make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts")

(run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard")

(expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill")

(protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof")

(emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone")

(tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments")