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Meaning of 'char' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Char [ n.]
- Alt. of Charr
- A car; a chariot.
- Work done by the day; a single job, or task; a chore.
- To reduce to coal or carbon by exposure to heat; to reduce to charcoal; to burn to a cinder.
- To burn slightly or partially; as, to char wood.
2 . Char [ v. i.]
- Alt. of Chare
3 . Char [ v. t.]
- Alt. of Chare

Meaning of 'char' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . char [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a human female employed to do housework
Example in sentence:
  • I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write;
  • the char will clean the carpet
2 . char [ v]
Meaning (2):
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
Example in sentence:
  • The cook blackened the chicken breast;
  • The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece;
  • the flames scorched the ceiling
Meaning (3):
- burn to charcoal
Example in sentence:
  • Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything

Nearby Words:

chab chabasite chablis chabouk chabuk chace chachalaca chacma chaconne chad

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