flare

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /flɛ͜ə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /fle͜ɚ/

• Audio (AU)

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• Homophone: flair

Noun

Singular flare

Plural flares

1. (countable) A flare is a short, bright fire.

   The flare just happened in front of my face!

Verb

Plain form flare

Third-person singular flares

Past tense flared

Past participle flared

Present participle flaring

1. (intransitive) If you flare, you get very angry about something.
   • Synonym: fire

   Don't get flared up about such a small matter.

2. (transitive & intransitive) The change from downward flight to level flight before a plane lands.

   They key to a perfect landing is the flare.