verb
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to send out or reflect a sudden, brief blaze or light, esp. at intervals; to flash.
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(a flash of light in the sky caused by the discharge of atmospheric electricity from one cloud to another or between a cloud and the earth) to flash (used in an impersonal construction).
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to look very attractive or charming.
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(a thought, idea, insight, recollection, etc.) to flash suddenly in the mind.
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to come to light; to come to be seen.
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to express (one's thought, idea, etc.).
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to move in a very high speed.
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to become excellent, superior.
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to cross a point (in time, as age).
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to increase in number, quantity, volume, etc.
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to happen; to take place.