flare
1
7.3
- noun
- /flɛr/
- Jargon
:
pase corto hacia la banda
- I love the fact that he's a flare player, but he loves the graph, he loves the other side of the game.
Examples
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Must be solar flare interference.
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There was a snap and a brilliant flare of white, and the gun muzzle exploded in his face.
Fiction book (1995) -
Gaza might be using these rockets like a flare gun.
Blog text (22) -
This technique is used throughout, but nowhere more shamelessly than when Jesus' crown of thorns is revealed to be... solar flares.
Blog text (20) -
Flames, chunks of paper, and flares of sparks swirled up like a cyclone through the stairwell, all the way to the sixth floor.
Fiction book (2001) -
The quarterback executed a perfect flare pass to the running back who was sprinting to the sidelines.
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During the game, the coach called for a flare pass to take advantage of the opponent's weak defense.
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As the receiver ran toward the sideline, he caught the flare pass just before stepping out of bounds.
Synonyms
2
3.8
A throw toward the opponent's end to move the ball downfield
A short forward pass to a player running toward the sideline in American football
Compounds
- Specialized
12
6.5
A sudden burst of strong energy from the sun that can disrupt radio and satellite signals
- Jargon
A short forward pass to a player running toward the sideline in American football
- Specialized
A line of lights showing the edge of a runway to guide pilots at night or in fog
- Specialized
A small red star that suddenly becomes much brighter for a few minutes because of explosions on its surface
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flare in football uses the picture of a quick light moving to the side, like a small bright flame that turns outward, so a flare pass is a short throw toward the sideline. The name shows the play moves fast and away from the middle.