Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - flare
Flare
flare
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. & tr. widen or cause to widen gradually towards the top or bottom (flared trousers). 2 intr. & tr. burn or cause to burn suddenly with a bright unsteady flame. 3 intr. burst into anger; burst forth. --n. 1 a a dazzling irregular flame or light, esp. in the open air. b a sudden outburst of flame. 2 a a signal light used at sea. b a bright light used as a signal. c a flame dropped from an aircraft to illuminate a target etc. 3 Astron. a sudden burst of radiation from a star. 4 a a gradual widening, esp. of a skirt or trousers. b (in pl.) wide-bottomed trousers. 5 an outward bulge in a ship's sides. 6 Photog. unnecessary illumination on a lens caused by internal reflection etc. Phrases and idioms flare-path an area illuminated to enable an aircraft to land or take off. flare up 1 burst into a sudden blaze. 2 become suddenly angry or active. flare-up n. an outburst of flame, anger, activity, etc. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.
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I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1580 1. a fire or blaze of light used especially to signal, illuminate, or attract attention, an unsteady glaring light, solar ~, 3. a sudden outburst (as of excitement or anger), ~-up 3, 4. a spreading outward, an area of skin flush, light resulting from reflection (as between lens surfaces) or an effect of this light (as a fogged or dense area in a photographic negative), 6. a short pass in football thrown to a back who is running toward the sideline, a weakly hit fly ball in baseball , pants that ~ toward the bottom, II. verb (~d; flaring) Date: 1616 intransitive verb 1. to burn with an unsteady flame, to stream in the wind, 2. to shine with a sudden light , b. to become suddenly excited or angry, to break out or intensify usually suddenly or violently, to express strong emotion (as anger) , to open or spread outward , transitive verb to display conspicuously , to cause to ~ , to signal with a ~ or by flaring, to burn (a jet of waste gas) in the open air ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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