Common questions

What does it mean to be a flasher?

What does it mean to be a flasher?

Flashing: “Flashing,” or exhibitionism is characterized by intense, sexually arousing fantasies, urges or behaviors involving exposure of the individual’s genitals to an unsuspecting stranger. The individual with this problem, sometimes called a “flasher,” feels a need to surprise, shock or impress his victims.

Is flasher a word?

The word is a valid scrabble word flasher n. Anything that flashes, especially a device that switches a light on and off. flasher n. (automotive) An indicator or turn signal.

What is Plash mean?

intransitive verb. : to cause a splashing or spattering effect. transitive verb. : to break the surface of (water) : splash. Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Learn More About plash.

Is the word flash an adjective?

flash (verb) flash (noun) flash (adjective) hot flash (noun)

What is Plushing?

Plush (from French peluche) is a textile having a cut nap or pile the same as fustian or velvet. Its softness of feel gave rise to the adjective “plush” to describe something soft or luxurious, which was extended to describe luxury accommodation, or something rich and full.

What is the meaning of plushies?

A doll or stuffed animal of soft material is sometimes called a plush toy or plushie.

What are the different terms used in flash?

Some common synonyms of flash are gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, shimmer, and sparkle. While all these words mean “to send forth light,” flash implies a sudden outburst of bright light.

What kind of word is Flash?

flash used as a noun: A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.

How can I tell if my Flasher is working?

The first type is easy to locate if it is working at all because of the clicking sound it makes. To check whether it is faulty, use a circuit tester or test lamp in the way described below. The transistorised type does not make a clicking sound, and cannot be checked with a circuit tester. It can be damaged by a short circuit .

Where do you test the flasher unit on a car?

If the fuse is sound, look at the stalk and hazard-warning switches and the flasher unit. Remove the stalk-switch cover to test the unit. The flasher unit may be near by, or behind or under the bonnet or plugged into the fuse box (See ).

What should I do if my Flasher unit blows?

An indication of a blown fuse is that other components in the same circuit stop working. Your car handbook or service manual should tell you which components are in the circuit. Fit a new fuse. If it blows again, look for a short circuit. If the fuse is sound, look at the stalk and hazard-warning switches and the flasher unit.

What does it mean when a car Flasher is faster than normal?

If the speed of flashing becomes unusually fast or slow, you have a conventional type of unit – in the transistorised type the speed is constant. If you have a three-terminal unit, flashing that is faster than normal indicates one blown bulb, or a corroded or disconnected bulb holder.

If the fuse is sound, look at the stalk and hazard-warning switches and the flasher unit. Remove the stalk-switch cover to test the unit. The flasher unit may be near by, or behind or under the bonnet or plugged into the fuse box (See ).

What’s the best way to release a flasher?

Something that helps reduce the drag of the flasher once a fish is hooked is the use of flasher-release mechanisms. What they do is allow the stern end of the flasher to disconnect and “flap in the breeze,” so to speak, while you play a fish.

How can you tell if a flasher is faulty?

The only way to determine if a transistorised type is faulty is by eliminating all the other components in the circuit. The flasher may be fixed with means of screws. Or it may fit into a spring clip. Label the leads when changing this type of unit, to avoid confusing them.

An indication of a blown fuse is that other components in the same circuit stop working. Your car handbook or service manual should tell you which components are in the circuit. Fit a new fuse. If it blows again, look for a short circuit. If the fuse is sound, look at the stalk and hazard-warning switches and the flasher unit.

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Ruth Doyle