to flare
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4.1
- verb
- /flɛr/
:
ensancharse
- As the fabric is heated, it begins to flare at the edges, creating a beautiful design.
Then it goes down straight until the waist and then it flares out quite a bit.
- Then it goes down straight until the waist and then it flares out quite a bit.
Examples
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Then it goes down straight until the waist and then it flares out quite a bit.
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Her jacket had a flared hem with a single, fancy white button that kept it closed.
Fiction book (1993) -
Well, it can start to flare out a little bit here.
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Get ready to flare it out!
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Obviously, if I had more time, I would have made it flare out a little bit more over the knees.
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So I want to bring this visor back and then sort of have it flare back, OK?
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And it came right here and then it kind of flared out right here.
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Not down here where it's wide, the shirt flares to fit over a woman's hips.
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The pleats of the trousers flared to encompass full, womanly hips.
Fiction book (1997) -
When the second electrode touched skin, the oscilloscope flared brilliantly, filling the cave with green light.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
30
3.7
To spread out from one point in different directions
4
3.2
To turn a body part outward from the middle
1
3.8
To become wider at one end like a dress or vase
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
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
How Wide
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flare meaning to become wider or spread out comes from the image of a flame opening up, like the word flame, so when something flares it gets wider at one end. That is why we say sleeves or roads can flare out.