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FLARE-UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sudden intense happening

Example:

a burst of lightning

Synonyms:

burst; flare-up; outburst

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("flare-up" is a kind of...):

happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flare-up"):

salvo (an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs)

rush (a sudden burst of activity)

Derivation:

flare up (erupt or intensify suddenly)

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