flare
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noun \ˈfler\Definition of FLARE
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a : a fire or blaze of light used especially to signal, illuminate, or attract attention; also : a device or composition used to produce such a flare
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: an unsteady glaring light b : solar flare; also : a sudden increase and decrease in the brightness of a star often amounting to a difference of several magnitudes
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a : a sudden outburst (as of excitement or anger) b : flare-up 3
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a : a spreading outward; also : a place or part that spreads b : an area of skin flush
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: light resulting from reflection (as between lens surfaces) or an effect of this light (as a fogged or dense area in a photographic negative)
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a : a short pass in football thrown to a back who is running toward the sideline b : a weakly hit fly ball in baseball <a flare into short right field>
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plural : pants that flare toward the bottom
See Examples of FLARE
- the sudden flare of the match
- When the crew saw flares, they knew the other ship was in trouble.
Origin of FLARE
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1580
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Rhymes with FLARE
air, Ayr, bare, bear, Blair, blare, care, chair, chare, dare, Dare, e'er, ere, err, eyre, fair, fare, flair, glair, glare, hair, hare, Herr, heir, lair, mare, ne'er, pair, pare, pear, prayer, rare, rear, scare, share, snare, spare, square, stair, stare, swear, tare, tear, their, there, vair, ware, wear, weir, where, yare
2flare
verbflaredflar·ing
Definition of FLARE
intransitive verb
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a : to burn with an unsteady flame b : to stream in the wind
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a : to shine with a sudden light <a match flares in the darkness> b (1) : to become suddenly excited or angry —usually used with up (2) : to break out or intensify usually suddenly or violently —often used with up c : to express strong emotion (as anger)
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: to open or spread outward <the pants flare at the bottom>
transitive verb
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: to display conspicuously <flaring her scarf to attract attention>
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: to cause to flare <the breeze flares the candle>
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: to signal with a flare or by flaring
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: to burn (a jet of waste gas) in the open air
Examples of FLARE
- pants that flare at the bottom
- The bull flared its nostrils.
First Known Use of FLARE
1616
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