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FLASH, n.

1. A sudden burst of light a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing as a flash of lightning.
2. A sudden burst of flame and light as instantaneous blaze as the flash of a gun.
3. A sudden burst, as of wit or merriment as a flash of wit a flash of joy or mirth.

His companions recollect no instance of premature wit, no striking sentiment, no flash of fancy -

4. A short, transient state.

The Persians and Macedonians had it for a flash.

5. A body of water driven by violence. Local.
6. A little pool. Local.

FLASH,

1. To break forth, as a sudden flood of light to burst or open instantly on the sight, as splendor. It differs from glitter, glisten and gleam in 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. A diamond may glitter or glisten, but it does not flash. Flash differs from other words also in denoting suddenness of appearance and disappearance.
2. To burst or break forth with a flood of flame and light as, the powder flashed in the pan. Flashing differs from exploding or disploding, in not being accompanied with a loud report.
3. To burst out into any kind of violence.

Every hour he flashes into one gross crime or other.

4. To break out, as a sudden expression of wit, merriment or bright thought.

FLASH,

1. To strike up a body of water from the surface.

He rudely flashed the waves.

In this sense I believe this word is not used in America. 2. To strike or to throw like a burst of light as, to flash conviction on the mind.

Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Flash'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​f/flash.html.
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