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flame-out

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–noun Aeronautics.
the failure of a jet engine due to an interruption of the fuel supply or to faulty combustion.
Also, flameout.
Also called blowout.

Origin:
1945–50; n. use of v. phrase flame out
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flame

  [fleym] noun, verb, flamed, flam⋅ing.
–noun
1. burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
2. Often, flames. the state or condition of blazing combustion: to burst into flames.
3. any flamelike condition; glow; inflamed condition.
4. brilliant light; scintillating luster.
5. bright coloring; a streak or patch of color.
6. flame color.
7. intense ardor, zeal, or passion.
8. Informal. an object of one's passionate love; sweetheart: He's taking out his new flame tonight.
9. Computer Slang. an angry, critical, or disparaging electronic message, as an e-mail or newsgroup post.
–verb (used without object)
10. to burn with a flame or flames; burst into flames; blaze.
11. to glow like flame; shine brilliantly; flash.
12. to burn or burst forth with strong emotion; break into open anger, indignation, etc.
13. Computer Slang. to send an angry, critical, or disparaging electronic message.
–verb (used with object)
14. to subject to the action of flame or fire.
15. to flambé.
16. Computer Slang. to insult or criticize angrily in an electronic message.
—Verb phrase
17. flame out,
a. (of a jet engine) to cease to function due to an interruption of the fuel supply or to faulty combustion.
b. to burst out in or as if in flames.
Origin:
1300–50; (n.) ME flaume < AF, var. of flaumbe; OF flambe, earlier flamble < L flammula, dim. of flamma flame (see -ule ); (v.) ME flaumen < AF flaum(b)er; OF flamber < L flammāre, deriv. of flamma

Related forms:
flamer, noun
flameless, adjective
flamelike, adjective

Synonyms:
1. fire. Flame, blaze, conflagration refer to the light and heat given off by combustion. Flame is the common word, referring to a combustion of any size: the light of a match flame. Blaze usually denotes a quick, hot, bright, and comparatively large flame: The fire burst into a blaze. Conflagration refers to destructive flames which spread over a considerable area: A conflagration destroyed Chicago.
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flame   (flām)   
n.  

  1. The zone of burning gases and fine suspended matter associated with rapid combustion; a hot, glowing mass of burning gas or vapor.

  2. The condition of active, blazing combustion: burst into flame.

  3. Something resembling a flame in motion, brilliance, intensity, or shape.

  4. A violent or intense passion.

  5. Informal A sweetheart.

  6. Informal An insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger, as on a computer network.

v.   flamed, flam·ing, flames

v.   intr.

  1. To burn brightly; blaze.

  2. To color or flash suddenly: cheeks that flamed with embarrassment.

  3. Informal To make insulting criticisms or remarks, as on a computer network, to incite anger.

v.   tr.

  1. To burn, ignite, or scorch (something) with a flame.

  2. Informal To insult or criticize provokingly, as on a computer network.

  3. Obsolete To excite; inflame.

Phrasal Verb(s):
flame outTo fail: "Only a handful of companies have flamed out in the two decades since the birth of the [biotech] industry" (Rhonda L. Rundle).

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman flaumbe, variant of Old French flambe, from flamble, from Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
flam'er n.
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Slang Dictionary
flame

  1. in.
    to write an excited and angry note in a computer forum or news group. (See also flamage.) : Stop flaming a minute and try to explain your position calmly.
  2. n.
    a verbal attack as in sense 1. : My email is full of flames this morning!
  3. in.
    to appear obviously homosexual. : Man, she's flaming today!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

flame  (n.)
c.1340, from Anglo-Fr. flaume, from O.Fr. flamme, from L. flammula "small flame," dim. of flamma "flame," from PIE *bhleg-/*phleg-. The meaning "a sweetheart" is attested from 1647; the fig sense of "burning passion" was in M.E. The verb is M.E. flamen, from O.Fr. flamer; the verb sense of "unleash invective on a computer network" is from 1980s. Flamer, flaming "glaringly homosexual" are homosexual slang from 1970s, but flamer "glaringly conspicuous person or thing" (1809) and flaming "glaringly conspicuous" (1781) are much earlier in the general sense, both originally with reference to "wenches." Flaming as an intensifying adj. dates from late 19c. Flame-thrower (1917) translates Ger. flammenwerfer (1915).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: flame
Pronunciation: 'flAm
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: flamed; flam·ing
: to cleanse or sterilize by fire
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
flame   (flām)  Pronunciation Key 
The hot, glowing mixture of burning gases and tiny particles that arises from combustion. Flames get their light either from the fluorescence of molecules or ions that have become excited, or from the incandescence of solid particles involved in the combustion process, such as the carbon particles from a candle.
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