flare

flare
v
1. burn unsteadily, blaze, flame; flash, sparkle, scintillate, coruscate, gleam, fulgurate, glitter twinkle, flicker, glisten, Archaic. glister, glimmer, flut ter, shimmer; glow, phosphoresce, incandesce; radiate, illuminate.
2. burst forth, erupt, break out, boil over; blow up, go off, pop; explode, displode, fulminate; detonate, detonize, set off.
3. spread outward, splay, expand, dilate, extend, mantle, stretch; broaden, widen, enlarge; increase, augment, aggrandize; amplify, project, magnify.
4. flaunt, show off, Inf. put on the dog; display, air, exhibit, disport; vaunt, boast, brag; parade, swagger, strut, swashbuckle.
5. signal, direct, indicate, guide, light; flag, warn, command.
6. flare out or up
Informal. vent one's anger, become enraged, Inf. blow one's top, Inf. lose one's cool, lose one's temper; Inf. fly off the handle, throw a tantrum, Sl. throw or have a fit, lose one's grip or grasp; go beserk, boil over with rage, fly into a passion.
n
7. unsteady light, flame, spark, scintilla; shimmer, flicker, twinkle, glitter, sparkle, flutter; flash, fulguration, gleam, coruscation, glare; glow, incandescence, brilliance, radiance; luminosity, phosphorescence, shine, refulgence.
8. signal, beacon, light; torch, flambeau, link, taper, candle, flashlight; guide, direction, orientation; indication, command; alarm, warning.
9. outward spread, extension, expansion; broadening, widening, enlargement, aggrandizement.
10. outward curvature, convexity, arcuation; dilation, bulge, protrusion; curve, arc, crescent.

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