Definitions for flare
flɛərflare

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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.

   Etymology: Origin unknown.

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.

   Etymology: Origin unknown.

3. flarenoun

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

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

   Etymology: Origin unknown.

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.

   Etymology: Origin unknown.

5. flarenoun

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

   Etymology: Origin unknown.

6. flareverb

   To blaze brightly.

   The blast furnace flared in the night.

   Etymology: Origin unknown.

7. flareverb

   To burn unsteadily.

   Etymology: Origin unknown.

8. flareverb

   To burst out suddenly, as in anger.

   The insult made him flare up.

   Etymology: Origin unknown.

9. flareverb

   To open outward in shape.

   Etymology: Origin unknown.

10. flareverb

    To cause to burn.

    Etymology: Origin unknown.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Flareverb

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

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

2. Flareverb

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

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

3. Flareverb

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

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

4. Flareverb

   to be exposed to too much light

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

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

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

6. Flarenoun

   an unsteady, broad, offensive light

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

7. Flarenoun

   a spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace

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

8. Flarenoun

   leaf of lard

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. flare

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

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Matched Categories

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

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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. Joss Bland-Hawthorn:

   The flare must have been a bit like a lighthouse beam, imagine darkness, and then someone switches on a lighthouse beacon for a brief period of time.

2. Arta Bakshandeh:

   During a lupus flare, the body is essentially attacking itself, causing inflammation throughout the body.

3. Jason Dittmann:

   What I truly find exciting is that we have a potentially habitable, rocky planet orbiting a nearby star that is currently very calm and stable and doesn't flare, we're essentially running down the list of the things we want in a habitable planet and checking the boxes.

4. Kim Jong:

   I feel like I’m firing a flare at the starting line in the moment of (the two Koreas) writing a new history in North-South relations, peace and prosperity.

5. Meredith MacGregor:

   A lot of the exoplanets that we've found so far are around these types of stars, but the catch is that they're way more active than our sun. They flare much more frequently and intensely.

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