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ALL meanings of outflash

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  • noun outflash a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning. 1
  • noun outflash a sudden, brief outburst or display of joy, wit, etc. 1
  • noun outflash a very brief moment; instant: I'll be back in a flash. 1
  • noun outflash Informal. flashlight (def 1). 1
  • noun outflash superficial, meretricious, or vulgar showiness; ostentatious display. 1
  • noun outflash Also called news flash. Journalism. a brief dispatch sent by a wire service, usually transmitting preliminary news of an important story or development. Compare bulletin (def 2). 1
  • noun outflash Photography. bright artificial light thrown briefly upon a subject during an exposure. flash lamp. flashbulb. flashtube. 1
  • noun outflash the sudden flame or intense heat produced by a bomb or other explosive device. 1
  • noun outflash a sudden thought, insight, inspiration, or vision. 1
  • noun outflash Slang. rush1 (def 26). 1
  • noun outflash Metallurgy. a ridge of metal left on a casting by a seam between parts of the mold. a ridge formed at the edge of a forging or weld where excess metal has been squeezed out. 1
  • noun outflash Poker. a hand containing all five suits in a game played with a five-suit pack. 1
  • noun outflash a device, as a lock or sluice, for confining and releasing water to send a boat down a shallow stream. 1
  • noun outflash the rush of water thus produced. 1
  • noun outflash hot flash. 1
  • noun outflash Obsolete. the cant or jargon of thieves, vagabonds, etc. 1
  • verb without object outflash to break forth into sudden flame or light, especially transiently or intermittently: a buoy flashing in the distance. 1
  • verb without object outflash to gleam. 1
  • verb without object outflash to burst suddenly into view or perception: The answer flashed into his mind. 1
  • verb without object outflash to move like a flash. 1
  • verb without object outflash to speak or behave with sudden anger, outrage, or the like (often followed by out): to flash out at a stupid remark. 1
  • verb without object outflash to break into sudden action. 1
  • verb without object outflash Slang. to open one's clothes and expose the genitals suddenly, and usually briefly, in public. 1
  • verb without object outflash Slang. to experience the intense effects of a narcotic or stimulant drug. 1
  • verb without object outflash to dash or splash, as the sea or waves. 1
  • verb without object outflash Archaic. to make a flash or sudden display. 1
  • verb with object outflash to emit or send forth (fire or light) in sudden flashes. 1
  • verb with object outflash to cause to flash, as powder by ignition or a sword by waving. 1
  • verb with object outflash to send forth like a flash. 1
  • verb with object outflash to communicate instantaneously, as by radio or telegraph. 1
  • verb with object outflash to make an ostentatious display of: He's forever flashing a large roll of bills. 1
  • verb with object outflash to display suddenly and briefly: She flashed her ID card at the guard. 1
  • verb with object outflash to change (water) instantly into steam by pouring or directing onto a hot surface. 1
  • verb with object outflash to increase the flow of water in (a river, channel, etc.). 1
  • verb with object outflash Glassmaking and Ceramics. to coat (plain glass or a glass or ceramic object) with a layer of colored, opalescent, or white glass. to apply (such a layer). to color or make (glass) opaque by reheating. 1
  • verb with object outflash Building Trades. to protect from leakage with flashing. 1
  • verb with object outflash Cards. to expose (a card) in the process of dealing. 1
  • verb with object outflash Archaic. to dash or splash (water). 1
  • adjective outflash sudden and brief: a flash storm. 1
  • adjective outflash showy or ostentatious. 1
  • adjective outflash caused by or used as protection against flash: flash injuries; flash clothing. 1
  • adjective outflash counterfeit or sham. 1
  • adjective outflash belonging to or connected with thieves, vagabonds, etc., or their cant or jargon. 1
  • adjective outflash of or relating to followers of boxing, racing, etc. 1
  • idioms outflash flash in the pan, a brief, intense effort that produces no really significant result. a person who makes such an effort; one who enjoys short-lived success. 1
  • idioms outflash flash on, Slang. to have a sudden thought, insight, or inspiration about. to have a sudden, vivid memory or mental picture of: I just flashed on that day we spent at the lake. to feel an instantaneous understanding and appreciation of. 1
  • noun outflash an outburst 0
  • verb outflash to be flashier than or outshine 0
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