Meaning

• A sudden bright light.

• A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.

  "solar flare"

• A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.

• A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.

  "During assembly of a flare tube fitting, a flare nut is used to secure the flared tubing’s tapered end to the also tapered fitting, producing a pressure-resistant, leak-tight seal."

• (in plural) Bell-bottom trousers.

• The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.

  "The captain executed the flare perfectly, and we lightly touched down."

• A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.

  "Jones hits a little flare to left that falls for a single."

• A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.

• Short for lens flare.

Meaning

• To cause to burn.

• To cause inflammation; to inflame.

• To open outward in shape.

  "The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza. (intransitive)"

• To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.

• To blaze brightly.

  "The blast furnace flared in the night."

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

  "The candle flared in a sudden draught."

• To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.

• To suddenly happen or intensify.

• To suddenly erupt in anger.

• To be exposed to too much light.