Sekirov Dictionary

flare

UK /flɛə̯/US /flɛɚ̯/

noun 14
verb 10
forms 5
phrases 2

noun14

A sudden bright light.
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A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
- [T]he forward deck near the house was all saturated with spilt oil and there was a quantity of oakum lying about, some of which possibly had been used for flares or distress signals. — 1913
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A type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light without an explosion, used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate an area, or as a decoy.
- Flares were used to steer the traffic away from the accident.
- The flares attracted the heat-seeking missiles.
A flame produced by a burn-off of waste gas (flare gas) from a flare tower (or flare stack), typically at an oil refinery.
An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).
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(figurative) A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
- "A strange flare of maternal pride," he remarked in his usual detached fashion as he rejoined Parkinson. — 1923
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A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
- During assembly of a flare tube fitting, a flare nut is used to secure the flared tubing’s tapered end to the also tapered fitting, producing a pressure-resistant, leak-tight seal.
- That's a genuine early 70's flare on those pants.
The increase in width of most ship hulls with increasing height above the waterline.
[in the plural] Bell-bottom trousers.
Ellipsis of lens flare.
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The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
- The captain executed the flare perfectly, and we lightly touched down.
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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.
A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.
A breakdance move of someone helicoptering his torso on alternating arms.

verb10

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To cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas.
- Qatar joined the World Bank's Global Gas Flaring Reduction programme in early 2008, indicating its commitment to reducing the process of flaring the gas found with oil deposits. — 2008
(figurative) To suddenly happen or intensify.
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(figurative) To suddenly erupt in anger.
- [H]e flared up very much when I told him I could not give him the schedule. — 1868
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To blaze brightly.
- The blast furnace flared in the night.
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To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
- The candle flared in a sudden draught.
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To open outward in shape.
- The cat flared its nostrils while sniffing at the air. (transitive)
- The cat’s nostrils flared when it sniffed at the air. (intransitive)
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To cause inflammation; to inflame.
- Trying to draw a breath flared the pressure on his chest into searing agony. — 2012
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To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
- After a brief refueling stop in Fairbanks, Billy continued on to the cabin. As he flared the Huey [a helicopter] to land, he could see Moses running out of the cabin to greet him — 2012
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(figurative) To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
- [B]y a robe of white, the which she weares, / With ribones pendant flaring bout her head, / I shalbe sure to know her, […] — 1597
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(no longer used) To be exposed to too much light.
- […] I [Satan] cannot stay / Flaring in sun-shine all the day: / For, entre nous, we hellish sprites, / Love more the fresco of the nights; […] — 1722

forms

flared · flaring · flares · flareth · flarest

Phrases with flare

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