sear
To sear is defined as to dry up, burn or quickly brown meat.
(verb)An example of to sear is to quickly brown a piece of salmon on the stove.
The definition of a sear is a scar from burning, browning or drying up, or the catch in a gunlock.
(noun)- An example of a sear is a mark on a piece of meat from cooking.
- An example of a sear is part of a gun that keeps the hammer partially or fully-cocked.
Sear means dried up.
(adjective)An example of sear used as an adjective is in the phrase "sear plants" which means plants that have dried up and died.
See sear in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: ME seer < OE sear, dry < IE base *saus > Sans úṣyati, (he) dries, withers, L sudus, dry
transitive verb
- to dry up; wither
- to scorch or burn the surface of
- to brown (meat) quickly at high heat
- to brand or cauterize with a hot iron
- to make callous or unfeeling; harden
- to cause to quail or feel humiliated, as by a scornful glance
Origin: ME seeren < OE searian < the adj.
intransitive verb
noun
noun
Origin: < MFr serre, a bolt < OFr serrer, to close, press < VL *serrare, altered (infl. by L serrare, to saw) < LL serare, to bolt, bar < L sera, a bar, bolt
See sear in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb seared, sear·ing, sears verb, transitive
- To char, scorch, or burn the surface of with or as if with a hot instrument. See Synonyms at burn1.
- To cause to dry up and wither.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English seren
Origin: , from Old English sēarian, to wither
Origin: , from sēar, withered
.noun
Origin:
Origin: Probably French serre, something that grasps
Origin: , from Old French, lock
Origin: , from serrer, to grasp
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *serrāre
Origin: , from Late Latin serāre, to bolt
Origin: , from Latin sera, bar, bolt; see ser-2 in Indo-European roots
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