to light a flare
1flare-up — [flerup΄] n. 1. a sudden outburst of flame 2. a sudden, brief outburst of anger, trouble, etc. * * * flare up (flârʹŭp ) n. 1. A sudden outbreak of flame or light: a flare up of the embers. 2. An outburst or eruption: a flare …
2flare — [fler] vi. flared, flaring [ME fleare < ?] 1. a) to blaze up with a sudden, bright light b) to burn unsteadily, as a flame whipped about by the wind 2. to burst out suddenly in anger, violence, etc.: often with up or out 3 …
3Flare — Flare, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flaring}.] [Cf. Norw. flara to blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E. flash, or flacker.] 1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares. [1913… …
4Flare — may refer to:In culture and the arts*Flare (magazine), a Canadian fashion and style magazine *Flare (breakdance move), a move employed in breakdancing *Mylene Flare Jenius (ミレーヌF ジーナス, Mirēnu F. Jīnasu), a fictional character in the Macross… …
5Flare — Flare, n. 1. An unsteady, broad, offensive light. [1913 Webster] 2. A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace. [1913 Webster] 3. (Photog.) A defect in a photographic objective such that an image of the stop, or diaphragm, appears as a… …
6light — [adj1] illuminated ablaze, aglow, bright, brilliant, burnished, clear, cloudless, flashing, fluorescent, glossy, glowing, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, phosphorescent, polished, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, rich, scintillant, shining,… …
7flare — (v.) mid 16c., originally spread out (hair), of unknown origin, perhaps from Du. vlederen. Related: Flared; flaring. The noun meaning bright, unsteady light is 1814, from the verb, which led to the sense of signal fire (1883). The notion of… …
8flare — vb glare, flame, *blaze, glow Analogous words: dart, shoot (see FLY): flutter, flicker (see FLIT): rise, arise, *spring: *flash, glance, glint, coruscate, scintillate: kindle, *light, fire Antonyms: gutter out …
9flare — ► NOUN 1) a sudden brief burst of flame or light. 2) a device producing a very bright flame as a signal or marker. 3) a gradual widening towards the hem of a garment. 4) (flares) trousers of which the legs widen from the knees down. ► VERB 1)… …
10Flare (pyrotechnic) — Signal flare redirects here. For the Transformers character, see Signal Flare (Transformers). Pyrotechnics portal …
