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This tool relates English terms to concepts from the SUMO ontology by means of mappings to WordNet synsets.

According to WordNet, the noun "flare" has 11 sense(s).

100150097 (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield.

106874930 a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate.

114081789 a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare".

103357893 a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification.

113862644 a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare".

111454310 am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection).

100561376 a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines; "he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss".

113481883 a sudden burst of flame.

107014997 a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage".

111510223 a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference.

114227357 reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation.

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