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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flares /flɛəz/ pl n - informal trousers with legs that widen below the knee
flare /flɛr/USA pronunciation v., flared, flar•ing, n. v. [no object] - to blaze with a burst of flame:[~ (+ up)]The fire flared (up) suddenly.
- to burn unsteadily:candles flaring in the wind.
- to burst out in sudden, fierce activity or emotion:[~ (+ up/out)]Tempers flared (up).
- to spread gradually outward:[~ (+ out)]bell-bottomed trousers that flare (out) at the ankles.
n. - [uncountable] a flaring or swaying flame or light.
- [uncountable] a sudden blaze or burst of flame.
- [uncountable] a blaze of fire or light used as a signal or for illumination.
- [countable] a device or substance producing such a blaze:The ship sent up warning flares.
- an outward curve or spread:[countable]the flare of a skirt.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flare (flâr),USA pronunciation v., flared, flar•ing, n. v.i. - to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- to blaze with a sudden burst of flame (often fol. by up):The fire flared up as the paper caught.
- to start up or burst out in sudden, fierce activity, passion, etc. (often fol. by up or out):Tempers flared at the meeting. Violence flared up in a new section of the city.
- to shine or glow.
- to spread gradually outward, as the end of a trumpet, the bottom of a wide skirt, or the sides of a ship.
v.t. - to cause (a candle, torch, etc.) to burn with a swaying flame.
- to display conspicuously or ostentatiously.
- to signal by flares of fire or light.
- to cause (something) to spread gradually outward in form.
- Metallurgyto heat (a high-zinc brass) to such a high temperature that the zinc vapors begin to burn.
- Miningto discharge and burn (excess gas) at a well or refinery.
- flare out or up, to become suddenly enraged:She flares up easily.
n. - a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- a sudden blaze or burst of flame.
- a bright blaze of fire or light used as a signal, a means of illumination or guidance, etc.
- a device or substance used to produce such a blaze of fire or light.
- a sudden burst, as of zeal or of anger.
- a gradual spread outward in form;
outward curvature:the flare of a skirt. - something that spreads out.
- Opticsunwanted light reaching the image plane of an optical instrument, resulting from extraneous reflections, scattering by lenses, and the like.
- Photographya fogged appearance given to an image by reflection within a camera lens or within the camera itself.
- AstronomyAlso called solar flare. a sudden and brief brightening of the solar atmosphere in the vicinity of a sunspot that results from an explosive release of particles and radiation.
- Sport[Football.]a short pass thrown to a back who is running toward a sideline and is not beyond the line of scrimmage.
- Radio and Television[Television.]a dark area on a picture tube caused by variations in light intensity.
- 1540–50; origin, originally meaning: spread out, said of hair, a ship's sides, etc; compare Old English flǣre either of the spreading sides at the end of the nose
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flame.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged erupt, explode, flash, blaze, flame.
- 14.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flash.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flare /flɛə/ vb - to burn or cause to burn with an unsteady or sudden bright flame
- to spread or cause to spread outwards from a narrow to a wider shape
- (transitive) sometimes followed by off: (in the oil industry) to burn off (unwanted gas) at an oil well
n - an unsteady flame
- a sudden burst of flame
- a blaze of light or fire used to illuminate, identify, alert, signal distress, etc
- the device producing such a blaze
- a spreading shape or anything with a spreading shape: a skirt with a flare
- short for solar flare
- an open flame used to burn off unwanted gas at an oil well
Etymology: 16th Century (to spread out): of unknown origin |