transcription, транскрипция: [ fleə(r) ]
( flares, flaring, flared)
1.
A flare is a small device that produces a bright flame. Flares are used as signals, for example on ships.
...a ship which had fired a distress flare.
N-COUNT
2.
If a fire flares , the flames suddenly become larger.
Camp fires flared like beacons in the dark.
VERB : V
•
Flare up means the same as flare .
Don’t spill too much fat on the barbecue as it could flare up.
PHRASAL VERB : V P
3.
If something such as trouble, violence, or conflict flares , it starts or becomes more violent.
Even as the President appealed for calm, trouble flared in several American cities.
VERB : V
•
Flare up means the same as flare .
Dozens of people were injured as fighting flared up.
PHRASAL VERB : V P
4.
If people’s tempers flare , they get angry.
Tempers flared and harsh words were exchanged.
VERB : V
5.
If someone’s nostrils flare or if they flare them, their nostrils become wider, often because the person is angry or upset.
I turned to Jacky, my nostrils flaring in disgust...
He stuck out his tongue and flared his nostrils.
VERB : V , V n
6.
If something such as a dress flares , it spreads outwards at one end to form a wide shape.
...a simple black dress, cut to flare from the hips.
VERB : V
7.
Flares are trousers that are very wide at the bottom.
N-PLURAL : also a pair of N
8.
see also flared