flare

Definitions of flare in various dictionaries:

noun - a shape that spreads outward

noun - a sudden burst of flame

noun - a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

noun - reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation

noun - a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms

noun - a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface

noun - am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)

noun - a sudden outburst of emotion

noun - a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification

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

noun - (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield

verb - burn brightly

verb - become flared and widen, usually at one end

verb - shine with a sudden light

verb - erupt or intensify suddenly

To flame up with a bright, wavering light.

To burst into intense, sudden flame.

To erupt or intensify suddenly: Tempers flared at the meeting.

To become suddenly angry: The candidate flared at the reporter’s question.

To expand or open outward in shape: a skirt that flares from the waist; nostrils that flared with anger.

To cause to flame up.

To signal with a blaze of light.

A brief, wavering blaze of light.

A device that produces a bright light for signaling, illumination, or identification.

An outbreak, as of emotion or activity.

An expanding or opening outward.

An unwanted reflection within an optical system or the resultant fogging of the image.

A solar flare.

A quick pass to a back running toward the sideline.

An area of redness on the skin surrounding the primary site of infection or irritation.

verb - to burn with a bright, wavering light

FLARE - A flare, also sometimes called a fusee, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light or intense heat without an explosion. Flares are use...