Definitions for: Flare


[n] a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
[n] a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
[n] a sudden burst of flame
[n] a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"
[n] reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
[v] become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out"
[v] erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"
[v] become suddenly excited or angry; "She flares up easily"
[v] burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"
[v] shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"



Webster (1913) Definition: Flare, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flared; 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.

2. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a
dazzling or painfully bright light.

3. To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be
offensively bright or showy.

With ribbons pendant, flaring about her head.
--Shak.

4. To be exposed to too much light. [Obs.]

Flaring in sunshine all the day. --Prior.

5. To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the
perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of
a ship flare.

To flare up, to become suddenly heated or excited; to burst
into a passion. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.


Flare, n.
1. An unsteady, broad, offensive light.

2. A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace.


Flare, n.
Leaf of lard. ``Pig's flare.'' --Dunglison.


Flare, n. (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.

Synonyms: blaze up, break open, burn up, burst out, erupt, erupt, flame, flame up, flare out, flare up, flare up, flash, solar flare

See Also: beam, Bengal light, burn, combust, deepen, erythroderma, fire, flame, flaming, flare, form, intensify, shape, shine, solar radiation, star shell, Very light, visual signal, widen

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