Meaning & Definition of Char in English
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Char
/ʧɑr/
noun
1. A charred substance
synonym:
- char
2. A human female employed to do housework
- "The char will clean the carpet"
- "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while i write"
synonym:
- charwoman,
- char,
- cleaning woman,
- cleaning lady,
- woman
3. Any of several small trout-like fish of the genus salvelinus
synonym:
- char,
- charr
verb
1. Burn to charcoal
- "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"
synonym:
- char,
- coal
2. Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
- "The cook blackened the chicken breast"
- "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"
- "The flames scorched the ceiling"
synonym:
- char,
- blacken,
- sear,
- scorch