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1. (v.i.) flare
to blaze with a sudden burst of flame (often fol. by up):
The fire flared up as the paper caught.
2. flare
to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame.
3. flare
to burst out in sudden, fierce activity, passion, etc. (often fol. by up or out).
4. flare
to shine or glow.
5. flare
to spread gradually outward, as the end of a trumpet or the bottom of a wide skirt.
6. (v.t.) flare
to cause to flare.
7. flare
to display conspicuously or ostentatiously.
8. flare
to signal by flares of fire or light.
9. flare
to discharge and burn (excess gas) at a well or refinery.
10. flare
flare out or up, to become suddenly enraged.
11. (n.) flare
a flaring or swaying flame or light.
12. flare
a sudden blaze or burst of flame.
13. flare
a blaze of fire or light used as a signal, for illumination or guidance, etc.
14. flare
a device or substance producing such a blaze.
15. flare
a sudden burst, as of zeal or of anger.
16. flare
a gradual spread outward in form; outward curvature.
17. flare
something that spreads out.
18. flare
unwanted light reaching the image plane of an optical instrument, resulting from extraneous reflections, scattering by lenses, and the like.
19. flare
a fogged appearance given to an image by reflection within a camera lens or within the camera itself.
Etymology: (1540–50; orig. meaning: spread out, said of hair, a ship's sides, etc.)
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1. (noun) flare, flair
a shape that spreads outward
"the skirt had a wide flare"
2. (noun) flare
a sudden burst of flame
3. (noun) flare, flash
a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
4. (noun) flare
reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
5. (noun) flare
a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms
"a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"
6. (noun) solar flare, flare
a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
7. (noun) flare
am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
8. (noun) flare
a sudden outburst of emotion
"she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"
9. (noun) flare
a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification
10. (noun) flare pass, flare
a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines
"he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss"
11. (verb) flare
(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
12. (verb) flare, flame up, blaze up, burn up
burn brightly
"Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"
13. (verb) flare out, flare
become flared and widen, usually at one end
"The bellbottom pants flare out"
14. (verb) flare, flame
shine with a sudden light
"The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"
15. (verb) erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out
erupt or intensify suddenly
"Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
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1. (noun) flare
a device that produces a bright light to attract attention if you need help
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) flare
an unsteady, broad, offensive light
2. (noun) flare
a spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace
3. (noun) flare
leaf of lard
4. (verb) flare
to burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares
5. (verb) flare
to shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light
6. (verb) flare
to shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy
7. (verb) flare
to be exposed to too much light
8. (verb) flare
to open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. flare
The change in the flight path of an aircraft so as to reduce the rate of descent for touchdown.
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Sense: to burn with a bright unsteady light
The firelight flared.
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 Afrikaans: flikker |
 Arabic: يُضيء |
 Bulgarian: лумвам |
 Brazilian: tremeluzir |
 Czech: plápolat |
 German: flackern |
 Danish: blusse op; flamme op |
 Greek: τρεμοκαίω, τρεμοφέγγω |
 Spanish: llamear |
 Estonian: leegitsema |
 Farsi: سوختن |
 Finnish: roihuta |
 French: flamboyer |
 Hebrew: לִבעוֹר |
 Hindi: धधकना |
 Croatian: plamsati |
 Hungarian: lobog(vaég) |
 Indonesian: berkobar |
 Icelandic: blossa upp |
 Italian: ardere |
 Japanese: めらめらと燃える |
 Korean: 너울거리며 타다 |
 Lithuanian: liepsnoti |
 Latvian: mirdzēt; mirgot; uzliesmo |
 Malay: nyala api |
 Dutch: vlammen |
 Norwegian: brenne flakkende, blusse |
 Polish: zabłysnąć |
 Persian: سوختن |
 Pashto: لمبی |
 Portuguese: tremeluzir |
 Romanian: a pâlpâi |
 Russian: гореть неровным пламенем |
 Slovak: plápolať |
 Slovenian: plameneti |
 Serbian: plamsati |
 Swedish: fladdra, skimra, blänka |
 Thai: ลุกวูบวาบ (ไฟ) |
 Turkish: parlak alevle titreyerek |
 Taiwanese: 閃爍 |
 Ukrainian: палахкотіти |
 Urdu: بھڑکنا یا بھڑکانا |
 Vietnamese: loé sáng |
 Chinese: 闪烁 |
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