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noun (English)
1. A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.Examples: "Flare stacks are used in gas plants, petroleum refineries, and petrochemical plants to combust surplus hydrocarbons to produce combustion products that are neither toxic nor combustible. Flares frequently incorporate a liquid-gas separator at the base of the stack and steam assisted burner nozzles at the top of the stack to aid complete combustion."
2. (figuratively) A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.Examples: "Antiinflammatory corticosteroid creams and ointments are prescribed for inflamed or lichenified areas. These creams are more effective when applied to damp skin. The lowest potency that controls signs should be used, and topical steroids are usually reserved for treatment of episodic flares."figuratively
3. A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.Antonyms: tumblehome
4. (in the plural) Bell-bottom trousers.Examples: "In the early 1970's, a giddy epoch in men's fashion, when denim flares and platform oxfords were the outer edge of style, Giorgio Armani made a suit that stretched. Imbued with spandex, the elastic fiber that gives a fabric extra bounce, the suit was one of the first in a long line of innovations that would eventually make Armani as familiar a brand as Kleenex."; "As a teenager I hitch-hiked around free rock concerts, wearing flowered shirts and denim flares – jeans that were worn so much, in such rough conditions, and with so little attention to washing and care that after a while they became naturally abraded and frayed in just the manner that is simulated by commerce today."in-plural
5. (aviation) The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.Examples: "The captain executed the flare perfectly, and we lightly touched down."; "In normal operations, the rate of descent (or sink rate) will be approximately constant as the airplane approaches the runway. The objective of the flare is to reduce the vertical speed to an acceptably low value at the time when contact is made with the ground. […] Typically, the airplane will slow down a little in the flare and the touchdown speed will be about 3 to 5 kt less than the speed at the screen height[…]."
6. (baseball) A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.Examples: "Jones hits a little flare to left that falls for a single."; "An observant base runner checks the outfield defense and easily goes from first to third when the batter hits a flare to right field. A base runner who does not observe the depth of the outfield must turn to watch the ball, see it drop, and then run. He probably doesn't make it to third base."Synonyms: blooper, Texas leaguer
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas.Examples: "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."; "One time I was working with the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) on fueling their fleet, and I was surprised to see them flaring the methane at their wastewater facility."transitive
2. (transitive) To cause inflammation; to inflame.Examples: "Trying to draw a breath flared the pressure on his chest into searing agony."; "Adequate rest is incorporated into upper extremity training program so as not to flare the joint."transitive
3. (ambitransitive) To open outward in shape.Examples: "The cat flared its nostrils while sniffing at the air. (transitive)"; "The cat’s nostrils flared when it sniffed at the air. (intransitive)"; "The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza. (intransitive)"ambitransitive
4. (ambitransitive, aviation) To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.Examples: "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"; "I had one instructor that called and said he had tried everything to solo his student but the guy just couldn't get the picture of what was expected. One time around the airport the student would flare the airplane twenty feet in the air, and the next time around he would fly the nose into the ground. […] He either flared out very high, or didn't flare out at all."ambitransitive
5. (intransitive) To blaze brightly.Examples: "The blast furnace flared in the night."; "Thou rear'st thy stately neck, / And, while I list, thou flarest in men's eyes / A gorgeous queen; […]"; "And when Slaughter and Pillage begin to tire, / High flareth red Fire! / How he roars and hisses and flashes! / His frenzy soon turns / The proud pile to a mass of grey ashes, […]"intransitive
6. (intransitive) To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.Examples: "The candle flared in a sudden draught."; "The substance to which all common flames owe their brightness is finely-divided charcoal. […] Of this formation of charcoal the proof is obvious whenever a candle flares and smokes; for the unburnt charcoal soon collects in the upper part of the flame, and if not removed is apt to fall into the cup of the candle, where it forms a kind of second wick, rapidly melting away the tallow, and disfiguring the candle, […]"intransitive
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