Definitionen
1.NounA sudden bright light.
2.NounA source of brightly burning light or intense heat."solar flare; Flares were used to steer the traffic away from the accident.; The flares attracted the heat-seeking missiles."
3.NounA 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."
4.NounA flame produced by a burn-off of waste gas (flare gas) from a flare tower (or flare stack), typically at an oil refinery.
5.NounA sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
6.NounA 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."
7.NounThe increase in width of most ship hulls with increasing height above the waterline.
8.NounBell-bottom trousers.
9.NounThe transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing."The captain executed the flare perfectly, and we lightly touched down."
10.NounA 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."
11.NounA route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.
12.NounEllipsis of lens flare.
13.NounAn inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).
14.NounA breakdance move of someone helicoptering his torso on alternating arms.
15.VerbTo cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas.
16.VerbTo cause inflammation; to inflame.
17.VerbTo 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); The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza. (intransitive); The sides of a bowl flare. (intransitive)"
18.VerbTo (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
19.VerbTo blaze brightly."The blast furnace flared in the night."
20.VerbTo shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light."The candle flared in a sudden draught."
21.VerbTo shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
22.VerbTo suddenly happen or intensify.
23.VerbTo suddenly erupt in anger.
24.VerbTo be exposed to too much light.