WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!
Noun flare-up has 1 sense
- outburst, burst, flare-up - a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"
--1 is a kind of happening, occurrence, natural event
--1 has particulars: salvo; rush
Verb flare-up has 2 senses
- flare up - ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"
--1 is one way to ignite, light
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out - erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
--2 is one way to intensify, deepen
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
|