flare in WordNet English dictionary

1. burn brightly
   "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"
   flare  flame up  blaze up  burn up 
   
2. erupt or intensify suddenly
   "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
   erupt  irrupt  flare up  flare  break open  burst out 
   
3. shine with a sudden light
   "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"
   flare  flame 
   
4. become flared and widen, usually at one end
   "The bellbottom pants flare out"
   flare out  flare 
   

1. a shape that spreads outward
   "the skirt had a wide flare"
   flare  flair 
   
2. (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
   flare 
   
3. 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 pass  flare 
   
4. a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification
   flare 
   
5. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
   flare  flash 
   
6. a sudden outburst of emotion
   "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"
   flare 
   
7. a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
   solar flare  flare 
   
8. am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
   flare 
   
9. a sudden burst of flame
   flare 
   
10. reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
    flare 
    
11. a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms
    "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"
    flare