flare
    n 1: a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"
         [syn: flare, flair]
    2: a sudden burst of flame
    3: a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate [syn:
       flare, flash]
    4: reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of
       infection or irritation
    5: a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis
       flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"
    6: a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the
       sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio
       interference [syn: solar flare, flare]
    7: am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging
       of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
    8: a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight";
       "she could not control her flare of rage"
    9: a device that produces a bright light for warning or
       illumination or identification
    10: 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" [syn: flare pass, flare]
    11: (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
    v 1: burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new
         intensity" [syn: flare, flame up, blaze up, burn
         up]
    2: become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom
       pants flare out" [syn: flare out, flare]
    3: shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the
       massive bombardment" [syn: flare, flame]
    4: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country";
       "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a
       burst of patriotism" [syn: erupt, irrupt, flare up,
       flare, break open, burst out]

Flare \Flare\, n.
   Leaf of lard. "Pig's flare." --Dunglison.
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Flare \Flare\ (fl[^a]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flared
   (fl[^a]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Flaring.] [Cf. Norw. flara to
   blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E.
   flash, or flacker.]
   1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle
      flares.
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   2. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a
      dazzling or painfully bright light.
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   3. To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be
      offensively bright or showy.
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            With ribbons pendant, flaring about her head.
                                                  --Shak.
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   4. To be exposed to too much light. [Obs.]
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            Flaring in sunshine all the day.      --Prior.
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   5. To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the
      perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of
      a ship flare.
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   To flare up, to become suddenly heated or excited; to burst
      into a passion. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
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Flare \Flare\, n.
   1. An unsteady, broad, offensive light.
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   2. A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace.
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   3. (Photog.) A defect in a photographic objective such that
      an image of the stop, or diaphragm, appears as a fogged
      spot in the center of the developed negative.
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Fusee \Fu*see"\, n. [See 2d Fusil, and cf. Fuse, n.]
   1. A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil. [Obs.]
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   2. A fuse. See Fuse, n.
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   3.
      (a) A friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous
          head which when ignited is not easily blown out even
          in a gale of wind.
      (b) A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter
          and having the usual igniting tip.
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   4. A signal device, usually cylindrical, consisting of a tube
      filled with a composition which burns with a bright
      colored light for a definite time. It is used principally
      for the protection of trains or road vehicles, indicating
      an obstruction or accident ahead. Also called a flare or
      railroad flare.
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