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41flare — 01. The fishing boat was in trouble in the storm, so the captain set off a [flare] to call for help. 02. He was obviously very angry; his face was red, his nostrils were [flaring] and his eyes glared at me. 03. After the accident, the driver lit… …
42flare up — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms flare up : present tense I/you/we/they flare up he/she/it flares up present participle flaring up past tense flared up past participle flared up 1) same as flare II, 1) The fire could flare up again at any… …
43flare — 1. noun a) A brightly burning light used to attract attention in an emergency, or to illuminate an area. The flares steered the traffic away from the accident. b) A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width, e.g. on the lower …
44flare — Synonyms and related words: Roman candle, addition, adjunct, aggrandizement, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, ampliation, amplification, anger, augmentation, backfire, bake, balefire, bang, be bright, be in heat, beacon, beacon fire, beam,… …
45flare — 1. noun 1) the flare of the match Syn: blaze, flash, dazzle, burst, flicker 2) a flare set off by the crew Syn: distress signal, rocket, beacon, light, signal 3) …
46flare — [c]/flɛə / (say flair) verb (flared, flaring) –verb (i) 1. to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind. 2. Also, flare up. to blaze with a sudden burst of flame. 3. to shine or glow. 4. to spread gradually outwards,… …
47flare — /flair/, v., flared, flaring, n. v.i. 1. to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind. 2. to blaze with a sudden burst of flame (often fol. by up): The fire flared up as the paper caught. 3. to start up or burst out… …
48flare up — v. (D; intr.) to flare up at (to flare up at the slightest provocation) * * * [ fleə(r) ʌp] (D; intr.) to flare up at (to flare up at the slightest provocation) …
49flare-up — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flare up : singular flare up plural flare ups 1) an occasion when people suddenly start behaving in an angry or violent way A flare up along the border threatened the peace talks. 2) an occasion when a disease… …
50ˌflare ˈup — phrasal verb 1) same as flare The fire could flare up again at any time.[/ex] 2) same as flare It looked as if the fighting might flare up again.[/ex] 3) if an illness flares up, it becomes worse …
