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FLARE OUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become flared and widen, usually at one end

Example:

The bellbottom pants flare out

Synonyms:

flare; flare out

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "flare out" is one way to...):

widen (become broader or wider or more extensive)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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