flare

to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.

to blaze with a sudden burst of flame (often followed byup ).

to start up or burst out in sudden, fierce intensity or activity (often followed byup ).

to become suddenly enraged; express sudden, fierce anger or passion (usually followed by up orout ).

to shine or glow.

to spread gradually outward, as the end of a trumpet, the bottom of a wide skirt, or the sides of a ship.

to cause (a candle, torch, etc.) to burn with a swaying flame.

to display conspicuously or ostentatiously.

to signal by flares of fire or light.

to cause (something) to spread gradually outward in form.

Metallurgy.��to heat (a high-zinc brass) to such a high temperature that the zinc vapors begin to burn.

to discharge and burn (excess gas) at a well or refinery.

a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.

a sudden blaze or burst of flame.

a bright blaze of fire or light used as a signal, a means of illumination or guidance, etc.

a device or substance used to produce such a blaze of fire or light.

a sudden burst, as of zeal or of anger.

a gradual spread outward in form; outward curvature.

something that spreads out.

Optics.��light, often unwanted or extraneous, reaching the image plane of an optical instrument, as a camera, resulting from reflections, scattering by lenses, and the like.

Photography.��a fogged appearance given to an image by reflection within a camera lens or within the camera itself.

Also called solar flare.��Astronomy.��a sudden and brief brightening of the solar atmosphere in the vicinity of a sunspot that results from an explosive release of particles and radiation.

Football.��a short pass thrown to a back who is running toward a sideline and is not beyond the line of scrimmage.

Television.��a dark area on a CRT picture tube caused by variations in light intensity.