Definitions for flare
flɛərflare

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. flare, flairnoun

   a shape that spreads outward

   "the skirt had a wide flare"

2. flarenoun

   a sudden burst of flame

3. flare, flashnoun

   a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

4. flarenoun

   reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation

5. flarenoun

   a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms

   "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"

6. solar flare, flarenoun

   a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference

7. flarenoun

   am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)

8. flarenoun

   a sudden outburst of emotion

   "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"

9. flarenoun

   a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification

10. flare pass, flarenoun

    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. flareverb

    (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield

12. flare, flame up, blaze up, burn upverb

    burn brightly

    "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"

13. flare out, flareverb

    become flared and widen, usually at one end

    "The bellbottom pants flare out"

14. flare, flameverb

    shine with a sudden light

    "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"

15. erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst outverb

    erupt or intensify suddenly

    "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. flarenoun

   A brightly burning light used to attract attention in an emergency, or to illuminate an area.

   The flares steered the traffic away from the accident.

2. flarenoun

   A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width, e.g. on the lower legs of trousers and jeans.

   That's a genuine early '70's flare on those pants.

3. flarenoun

   The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.

   The captain executed the flare perfectly, and we lightly touched down.

4. flarenoun

   A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders

   Jones hits a little flare to left that falls for a single.

5. flarenoun

   An aircraft-released countermeasure to counter an infrared-homing missile.

6. flareverb

   To blaze brightly.

   The blast furnace flared in the night.

7. flareverb

   To burn unsteadily.

8. flareverb

   To burst out suddenly, as in anger.

   The insult made him flare up.

9. flareverb

   To open outward in shape.

10. flareverb

    To cause to burn.

11. Etymology: Origin unknown.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Flareverb

   Etymology: from flederen, to flutter, Dutch, Stephen Skinner perhaps accidentally changed from glare.

   1. To flutter with a splendid show.

   She shall be loose enrob’d,
   With ribbands pendant flaring ’bout her head. William Shakespeare.

   2. To glitter with transient lustre.

   Doctrine and life, colours and light, in one
   When they combine and mingle, bring
   A strong regard and awe; but speech alone
   Doth vanish like a flaring thing,
   And in the ear, not conscience, ring. George Herbert.

   3. To glitter offensively.

   When the sun begins to fling
   His flaring beams, me, goddess, bring
   To arched walks of twilight groves. John Milton.

   4. To be in too much light.

   I cannot stay
   Flaring in sunshine all the day. Matthew Prior.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flare

   A flare, also sometimes called a fusée, fusee, or bengala in some Latin-speaking countries, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a bright light or intense heat without an explosion. Flares are used for distress signaling, illumination, or defensive countermeasures in civilian and military applications. Flares may be ground pyrotechnics, projectile pyrotechnics, or parachute-suspended to provide maximum illumination time over a large area. Projectile pyrotechnics may be dropped from aircraft, fired from rocket or artillery, or deployed by flare guns or handheld percussive tubes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Flareverb

   to burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares

2. Flareverb

   to shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light

3. Flareverb

   to shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy

4. Flareverb

   to be exposed to too much light

5. Flareverb

   to open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare

6. Flarenoun

   an unsteady, broad, offensive light

7. Flarenoun

   a spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace

8. Flarenoun

   leaf of lard

9. Etymology: [Cf. Norw. flara to blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E. flash, or flacker.]

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flare

   A flare, also sometimes called a fusee, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light or intense heat without an explosion. Flares are used for signalling, illumination, or defensive countermeasures in civilian and military applications. Flares may be ground pyrotechnics, projectile pyrotechnics, or parachute-suspended to provide maximum illumination time over a large area. Projectile pyrotechnics may be dropped from aircraft, fired from rocket or artillery, or deployed by flare guns or handheld percussive tubes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flare

   flār, v.i. to burn with a glaring, unsteady light: to glitter or flash: to display glaringly.—n. an unsteady light.—p.adj. Flā′ring, giving out an unsteady light: gaudy.—adv. Flā′ringly.—adj. Flā′ry. [Prob. Scand.; cf. Norw. flara, to blaze.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flare

   The change in the flight path of an aircraft so as to reduce the rate of descent for touchdown.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flare

   In ship-building, is flanching outwards, as at the bows of American ships, to throw off the bow-seas; it is in opposition to tumbling home and wall-sided.

2. flare

   A name for the skate, Raia batis.

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flare

   Flare vs. Flair -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Flare and Flair.

Matched Categories

1. • Attack
   • Device
   • Effusion
   • Erythroderma
   • Fire
   • Forward Pass
   • Intensify
   • Reflection
   • Shine
   • Solar Radiation
   • Visual Signal

Anagrams for flare »

1. feral

How to pronounce flare?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say flare in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flare in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flare in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of flare in a Sentence

1. Elena Anciro:

   I’ve been major flare-free for six years and have slowly been able to accomplish the goals I had before I was diagnosed.

2. Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson:

   They thought that they could treat it and that he would be okay, he came back and tried for a little bit, and then it would flare up, and he would have to be out again. I know it was frustrating, really frustrating for him, and scary for him.

3. John Kinsey:

   China's hurting all these commodities and if there's more of a flare up there it will be reflected in our market because it's so heavily commodity-weighted.

4. Margaret Chan:

   However a high level of vigilance and response capacity must be maintained to ensure the ability of the countries to prevent Ebola infections and to rapidly detect and respond to flare-ups in the future.

5. Ilan Solot:

   It just feels like things are de-escalating, we are going to have spikes, more flare ups, there are always going to be negative headlines, but it is going in the right direction.

Popularity rank by frequency of use