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flash over

flash over verb: to undergo flashing (ignition) throughout a space all at once.

Verb

flash over (third-person singular simple present flashes over, present participle flashing over, simple past and past participle flashed over)

  1. (intransitive) To undergo flashing (ignition) throughout a space all at once.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo an unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator.

Forms of flash over

third-person singular presentflashes over
present participleflashing over
past participleflashed over
pastflashed over

Words formed from flash over

Questions about flash over

What does flash over mean?
Flash over means to undergo flashing (ignition) throughout a space all at once.
What part of speech is flash over?
Flash over is a verb.
What is the past tense of flash over?
The past tense of flash over is flashed over.

Words near flash over in the dictionary

  1. flash memory
  2. flash mob
  3. flash mobber
  4. flash mobbers
  5. flash mobs
  6. flash over
  7. flash overs
  8. flash pack
  9. flash packs
  10. flash pan
  11. flash pans

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