flash vs shoot

flash and shoot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flash	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
shoot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, flash and shoot are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of flash include dart, dash, scoot, scud.

flash (noun)	shoot (noun)
a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph	the act of shooting at targets
a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification	a new branch
a momentary brightness
a sudden brilliant understanding
a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
a gaudy outward display
a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
a short vivid experience
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

flash (adjective)	shoot (adjective)
tastelessly showy

flash (verb)	shoot (verb)
appear briefly	give an injection to
emit a brief burst of light	produce buds, branches, or germinate
make known or cause to appear with great speed	measure the altitude of by using a sextant
protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal	record on photographic film
run or move very quickly or hastily	make a film or photograph of something
gleam or glow intermittently	utter fast and forcefully
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously	fire a shot; release
expose or show briefly	hit with a missile from a weapon
	score
	spend frivolously and unwisely
	force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
	throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
	throw dice, as in a crap game
	variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
	run or move very quickly or hastily
	move quickly and violently
	send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
	cause a sharp and sudden pain in
	kill by firing a missile
	emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully