Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - flash
Flash
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v., n., & adj. --v. 1 intr. & tr. emit or reflect or cause to emit or reflect light briefly, suddenly, or intermittently; gleam or cause to gleam. 2 intr. break suddenly into flame; give out flame or sparks. 3 tr. send or reflect like a sudden flame or blaze (his eyes flashed fire). 4 intr. a burst suddenly into view or perception (the explanation flashed upon me). b move swiftly (the train flashed through the station). 5 tr. a send (news etc.) by radio, telegraph, etc. (flashed a message to her). b signal to (a person) by shining lights or headlights briefly. 6 tr. colloq. show ostentatiously (flashed her engagement ring). 7 intr. (of water) rush along; rise and flow. 8 intr. sl. indecently expose oneself. --n. 1 a sudden bright light or flame, e.g. of lightning. 2 a very brief time; an instant (all over in a flash). 3 a a brief, sudden burst of feeling (a flash of hope). b a sudden display (of wit, understanding, etc.). 4 = NEWSFLASH. 5 Photog. = FLASHLIGHT 1. 6 a a rush of water, esp. down a weir to take a boat over shallows. b a contrivance for producing this. 7 Brit. Mil. a coloured patch of cloth on a uniform etc. as a distinguishing emblem. 8 vulgar display, ostentation. 9 a bright patch of colour. 10 Cinematog. the momentary exposure of a scene. 11 excess plastic or metal oozing from a mould during moulding. --adj. colloq. 1 gaudy; showy; vulgar (a flash car). 2 counterfeit (flash notes). 3 connected with thieves, the underworld, etc. Phrases and idioms flash-board a board used for sending more water from a mill-dam into a mill-race. flash bulb Photog. a bulb for a flashlight. flash burn a burn caused by sudden intense heat, esp. from a nuclear explosion. flash card a card containing a small amount of information, held up for pupils to see, as an aid to learning. flash-cube Photog. a set of four flash bulbs arranged as a cube and operated in turn. flash-flood a sudden local flood due to heavy rain etc. flash-gun Photog. a device used to operate a camera flashlight. flashing-point = FLASHPOINT. flash in the pan a promising start followed by failure (from the priming of old guns). flash-lamp a portable flashing electric lamp. flash out (or up) show sudden passion. flash over Electr. make an electric circuit by sparking across a gap. flash-over n. an instance of this. Etymology: ME orig. with ref. to the rushing of water: cf. SPLASH
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English flaschen, of imitative origin Date: 13th century intransitive verb rush, dash, to break forth in or like a sudden flame or flare, 3. to appear suddenly , to move with great speed , 4. to break forth or out so as to make a sudden display , to act or speak vehemently and suddenly especially in anger, 5. to give off light suddenly or in transient bursts, to glow or gleam especially with animation or passion , to change suddenly or violently into vapor , to expose one's breasts or genitals usually suddenly and briefly in public, to have sudden insight, transitive verb 1. splash, to fill by a sudden inflow of water, 2. to cause the sudden appearance of (light), to cause to burst violently into flame, c. to cause (light) to reflect, to cause (as a mirror) to reflect light, to cause (a lamp) to ~, to convey by means of ~es of light, 3. to make known or cause to appear with great speed , to display obtrusively and ostentatiously , to expose to view usually suddenly and briefly , to cover with or form into a thin layer: as, to protect against rain by covering with sheet metal or a substitute, to coat (as glass) with a thin layer (as of metal or a differently colored glass), to subject (an exposed photographic negative or positive) to a supplementary uniform exposure to light before development in order to modify detail or tone, to expose one's breasts or genitals usually suddenly and briefly to , Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Date: 1549 1. a sudden burst of light, a movement of a flag in signaling, a sudden and often brilliant burst , a brief time , 4. show, display, a showy ostentatious person, one that attracts notice, pizzazz, thieves' slang, something ~ed: as, glimpse, look, smile, a first brief news report, ~light 2, a quick-spreading flame or momentary intense outburst of radiant heat, f. ~light 1, a device for producing a ~light for taking photographs, rush 7a, the rapid conversion of a liquid into vapor, III. adjective Date: circa 1700 1. ~y, showy, of, relating to, or characteristic of ~y people or things , of,...Толковый словарь английского языка
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