"flash up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: flashes up [present, singular, third-person], flashing up [participle, present], flashed up [participle, past], flashed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} flash up (third-person singular simple present flashes up, present participle flashing up, simple past and past participle flashed up)
  1. (intransitive) To appear suddenly on a screen. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-flash_up-en-verb-u3eRQEBF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for flash up meaning in English (1.1kB)

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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The word \"ERROR\" flashed up on the monitor, accompanied by a beeping sound."
        }
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        "To appear suddenly on a screen."
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        "(intransitive) To appear suddenly on a screen."
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