char
verbNAmE//tʃɑr//
[intransitive, transitive] char (something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they char he / she / it chars
past simple charred
-ing form charring
- char
- scald
- scorch
- singe
- burn to damage, injure, destroy, or kill something or someone with fire, heat, or acid; to be damaged, etc. by fire, heat, or acid:She burned all his letters. The house burned down in 1995.
- char [usually passive] to make something black by burning it; to become black by burning:The pasta was topped with charred peppers.
- scald to burn part of your body with very hot liquid or steam
- scorch to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot:I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.
- singe to burn the surface or edges of something slightly, usually by mistake; to be burned in this way:He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.
- Things are scorched by either heat or fire. Things can be singed only by fire or a flame.
- to burn/scald yourself/your hand
- to burn/scorch/singe your hair/clothes
- burned out/charred/scorched remains/ruins/buildings
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