flare
— Verb
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～ erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
flare
— Verb
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～ become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out"
flare
— Verb
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～ shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"
flare
— Noun
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～ a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines; "he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss"
flare
— Noun
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～ a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"
flare
— Noun
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～ reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
flare
— Noun
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～ a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification
flare
— Noun
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～ a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
flare
— Noun
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～ (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
flare
— Noun
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～ a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
flare
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～ am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
flare
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～ a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"
flare
— Noun
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～ a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"
flaring
— Adjective
– English
～ streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flags aflare in the breeze"