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informal Make a conspicuous display of (something) so as to impress or attract attention:they flashed huge wads of money about

NOUN

1A sudden brief burst of bright light:a flash of lightning

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1.1A patch or sudden display of a bright colour:the woodpecker swooped from tree to tree with a flash of yellow, green, and red

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1.2British A coloured patch of cloth on a uniform used as the distinguishing emblem of aregiment, formation, or country:a short man with the black flashes of the tank units

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1.3A coloured band on the packaging of a product used to catch the consumer’s eye:on-pack flashes offer a free ‘Taste of the Caribbean’

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1.4A pre-drawn design for a tattoo.

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2A sudden or brief manifestation or occurrence of something:she had a flash of inspiration

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2.1A newsflash.

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3A camera attachment that produces a brief very bright light, used for taking photographsin poor light:an electronic flash[MASS NOUN]: if in any doubt use flash

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4(Flash)[MASS NOUN] Computing trademark in the US A platform for producing and displayinganimation and video in web browsers.

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5[MASS NOUN] informal Ostentatious stylishness or display of wealth:workwear represents a move away from Eighties designer flash

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6[MASS NOUN] Excess plastic or metal forced between facing surfaces as two halves of a mould close up, forming a thin projection on the finished object:flap wheels are ideal for grinding off fibreglass flash

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7A rush of water, especially down a weir to take a boat over shallows.

ADJECTIVE

informal, chiefly British

1Ostentatiously stylish or expensive:a flash new car

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1.1Ostentatiously displaying one’s wealth:he’s a bit flash and refers to his gold card a few times too many