Flare definition
A skirt that flares from the waist; nostrils that flared with anger.
Tempers flared at the meeting. His allergies flared up.
An example of a flare is a light shot up into the air as a signal that someone is in distress.
An example of flare is for a firework to suddenly light up the sky.
An example of flare is for a dress to widen dramatically at the bottom.
He flared up when she alluded to his financial difficulties.
Flared out at his accusers.
Treating an arthritis flare.
The flares steered the traffic away from the accident.
A spent flare had punctured the tire.
The flares attracted the heat-seeking missiles.
That's a genuine early '70's flare on those pants.
The captain executed the flare perfectly, and we lightly touched down.
Jones hits a little flare to left that falls for a single.
The cat flared its nostrils while sniffing at the air.
The cat's nostrils flared when it sniffed at the air.
The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza.
The sides of a bowl flare.
Origin of flare
- Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Origin unknown.
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