flare

flare
1 verb
1 also flare up (I) to suddenly begin to burn, or to burn more brightly for a short time: The match flared in the darkness.
2 also flare up (I) if strong feelings flare or flare up, people suddenly become angry, violent etc: Violence has flared up again in the Middle East.
3 also flare up (I) if a disease or illness flares up, it suddenly becomes worse: My asthma tends to flare up on smoggy days.
4 (I, T) to become wider towards the bottom end or edge, or to make something do this
(+ out): The dress flared out from the hips. | flared trousers | The bull flared its nostrils and charged. flare out at sb phrasal verb (T) AmE to say something suddenly in an angry way: I said something about the weather and he flared out at me for no reason. 2 noun
1 (C) a piece of equipment that produces a bright flame, or the flame itself, used outdoors as a signal: Flares marked the landing site.
2 (countable usually singular) a sudden bright flame
3 flares (plural) trousers that become wide below the knee

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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