To send or burst forth, as a sudden brilliant light.
A sudden and transient blaze; gleam; outburst, as of wit, anger, etc.
A moment; instant.
Relating to or connected with thieves or thieves talk; cheap and tawdry; loud.
His arms went round her in a flash. – The Obstacle Race by Ethel M. Dell
Their eyes met his as if they struck a flash of light. – A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches by Sarah Orne Jewett
But this was only a moment, flash. – Siddhartha by Herman Hesse