flare pass vs forward pass

flare pass and forward pass both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flare pass	Yes	No	No	No
forward pass	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, forward pass is a hypernym of flare pass; that is, forward pass is a word with a broader meaning than flare pass:

flare pass: a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines
forward pass: a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

Other hypernyms of flare pass include aerial.

flare pass (noun)	forward pass (noun)
a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines	a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer