FLARE PASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flare pass mean? 

• FLARE PASS (noun)
  The noun FLARE PASS has 1 sense:

1. a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines

  Familiarity information: FLARE PASS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLARE PASS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

flare; flare pass

Context example:

he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss

Hypernyms ("flare pass" is a kind of...):

aerial; forward pass (a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer)