flare

IPA: fɫˈɛr

A sudden bright light.
A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
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.
(oil industry) A flame produced by a burn-off of waste gas (flare gas) from a flare tower (or flare stack), typically at an oil refinery.
(figuratively) A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
(nautical) The increase in width of most ship hulls with increasing height above the waterline.
(in the plural) Bell-bottom trousers.
(aviation) The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
(baseball) A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.
(American football) A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.
An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).
A breakdance move of someone helicoptering his torso on alternating arms.
(photography) Short for lens flare. [A stray patch of brightness in a photographic image resulting from aberrant refractions or reflections within the lens due to an exceptionally bright light source, sometimes one just outside the image proper.]

(transitive) To cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas.
(transitive) To cause inflammation; to inflame.
(transitive, intransitive) To open outward in shape.
(transitive, intransitive, aviation) To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
(intransitive) To blaze brightly.
(intransitive) To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
(intransitive, figuratively) To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
(intransitive, figuratively) To suddenly happen or intensify.
(intransitive, figuratively) To suddenly erupt in anger.
(intransitive, obsolete) To be exposed to too much light.

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