to burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.-to shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.-to shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy.-to be exposed to too much light.-to open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare.-an unsteady, broad, offensive light.-a spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace.-leaf of lard.