char
/t͡ʃɑɹ/ verb C2- To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal. · I charred the wood.· The wood charred.
- To burn (something) severely, so as to blacken it. · The fire charred her down to the bone.
- To burn (something) slightly or superficially so as to affect colour. · The chef charred the scallops just right.
He/she/it chars · Past charred · Past participle charred · -ing form charring
Verb forms
- Base form
- char
- He/she/it
- chars
- Past
- charred
- Past participle
- charred
- -ing form
- charring
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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In her right hand was found the charred stump of a match, and in her left a match-box.”
He looked round him at the scientific charts upon the wall, the acid-charred bench of chemicals, the violin-case leaning in the corner, the coal-scuttle, which contained of old the pipes and tobacco.
Besides the signs of a struggle in the room of the unfortunate builder it is now known that the French windows of his bedroom (which is on the ground floor) were found to be open, that there were marks as if some bulky object had been dragged across to the wood-pile, and, finally, it is asserted that charred remains have been found among the charcoal ashes of the fire.
They had spent the morning raking among the ashes of the burned wood-pile, and besides the charred organic remains they had secured several discoloured metal discs.
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