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flare   (TTS Sound)

The noun flare has 11 senses

• flare, flair -- (a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare")


• flare -- (a sudden burst of flame)


• flare, flash -- (a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate)


• flare -- (reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation)


• flare -- (a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare")


• solar flare, flare -- (a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference)


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


• flare -- (a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage")


• flare -- (a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification)


• flare pass, flare -- (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 -- ((baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield)

The verb flare has 4 senses

• flare, flame up, blaze up, burn up -- (burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity")


• flare out, flare -- (become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out")


• flare, flame -- (shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment")


• erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out -- (erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism")