flare
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~ burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"
flare
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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
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~ become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out"
flare
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~ shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"
flash
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~ gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
flash
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~ display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"
flash
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~ run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
flash back
— Verb
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~ return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
flash
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~ appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen"
flash
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~ protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof"
flash
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~ emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
flash
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~ expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill"
flash
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~ make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
fall flat
— Verb
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~ fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"