(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.
