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char (c̸här)

transitive verb, intransitive verb charred, charring char′·ring

  1. to reduce to charcoal by burning
  2. to burn slightly; scorch

Etymology: back-form. < charcoal

noun

anything charred; esp., charcoal
char2 definition

char (c̸här)

noun

  1. chare
  2. Brit., Informal a charwoman

Etymology: back-form. < charwoman

intransitive verb charred, charring char′·ring

Chiefly Brit., Informal to work as a charwoman
char3 definition

char (c̸här)

noun pl. chars or char

any of a genus (Salvelinus) of trouts with small scales and a red belly

Etymology: < Gael ceara, red < cear, blood

char4 definition

char (c̸här)

noun

Brit., Slang tea ()
char5 definition

char

  1. character
  2. charter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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