to flash
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3.6
- verb
- /flæʃ/
:
transmitir
- "Well, here is somebody who did die," Spencer said, as a paralegal flashed a victim's picture on the courtroom's screens.
You could just flash that and make a man know, like, yeah, don't bother.
- You could just flash that and make a man know, like, yeah, don't bother.
Examples
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Pictures of Claire Barnes, Erin Kelley, Janine Wetzl, and Nan Sheridan were flashed on the screen.
Fiction book (1991) -
For each word, we will flash two numbers.
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So just to flash everything by you.
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Alright, flash if you need anything.
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Come on, flash the signal.
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I want this flashed to all sections immediately.
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The readout began flashing the words DATA MATCH and a set of coordinates.
Fiction book (1992) -
At the gate, Tyklat flashed his ID at the armed soldiers who guarded the entryway.
Fiction book (1992) -
Emergency vehicles flashed strobe lights, while magnus floaters and police helicopters scoured the surrounding hillsides.
Fiction book (1990) -
During the presentation, she decided to flash the latest sales figures on the screen for everyone to see.
Synonyms
To spread news or pictures quickly among many people on the internet
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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7.2
A person or thing that has a short time of success and then people forget them
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To show off expensive things, like a watch or car, to impress other people
Compounds
- Specialized
20
5.1
A sudden hot feeling and heavy sweating that often happens during menopause
- Texting
9
4.6
A group of people who suddenly gather in public to perform a planned unusual act and then leave
- Literature
1
7.5
A scene in a book or film that jumps ahead to show events in the future
- Specialized
1
7.5
The lowest temperature at which a liquid gives off enough vapor to catch fire in air
- Specialized
A process that joins two metal pieces by melting their ends with electricity, often used for rails or pipes
- Specialized
To join two metal pieces by heating their ends with electricity until they melt and pushing them together
- Specialized
A very short, strong burst of heat from an explosion that can burn things nearby
- Specialized
A cloth badge worn on the shoulder of a military uniform that shows a soldier's unit
How Fast
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3.6
- Literature
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1.5
- Formal
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3.1
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1.0
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1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flash as a verb meaning to send information fast comes from the idea of a quick, bright signal; to flash news is to make it known very quickly. So agencies 'flash' results or updates to get them out at once.