Meaning Of Flare

v. i.

To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.

v. i.

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

v. i.

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

v. i.

To be exposed to too much light.

v. i.

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

n.

An unsteady, broad, offensive light.

n.

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

n.

Leaf of lard.