char
1 of 5noun (1)
ˈchär 
variants or less commonly charr
plural char or chars also charr or charrs
: any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
char
2 of 5verb (1)
charred; charring
transitive verb
1
: to convert to charcoal or carbon usually by heat : burn
2
: to burn slightly or partly : scorch
the fire charred the beams
intransitive verb
: to become charred
char
3 of 5noun (2)
plural chars
1
: a charred substance : charcoal
specifically : a combustible residue remaining after the destructive distillation of coal
2
: a darkened crust produced on grilled food
Because gas grills generally produce less heat than charcoal grills, the steak requires a longer cooking time (and less frequent flipping) to develop a nice char.
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4 of 5verb (2)
charred; charring
intransitive verb
: to work as a cleaning woman
char
5 of 5noun (3)
British
: charwoman
Synonyms
Verb (1)
- scorch
- sear
- singe
Noun (3)
- biddy
- charwoman
- handmaiden
- handmaid
- house girl
- housekeeper
- housemaid
- maid
- maidservant
- skivvy [British]
- wench
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
origin unknown
Verb (1)
charcoal
Verb (2)
charwoman
Noun (3)
by shortening
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1662, in the meaning defined above
Verb (1)
1679, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun (2)
1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (2)
1732, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
1906, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing char
Kids Definition
char
verb
ˈchär
charred; charring
: to burn slightly
charred 1 of 2
adjective
as in scorched
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- scorched
- burned
- singed
- incinerated
- seared
- burnt
- smoldering
- roasting
- scorching
- sizzling
- broiling
- searing
- scalding
- piping hot
- glowing
- aglow
- flickering
- smouldering
- hot
- burning
- live
- flaring
- lit
- flaming
- aflame
- ignited
- red-hot
- blazing
- combusting
- ablaze
- afire
- inflamed
- kindled
- fiery
- alight
- lighted
- enflamed
- conflagrant
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dead
- smothered
- extinguished
- choked
- doused
- suffocated
- quenched
- damped
- stamped (out)
- dowsed
- snuffed (out)
charred
2 of 2verb
as in singed
to burn on the surface I'd like my hamburger charred, but not cooked through Synonyms & Similar Words
- scorched
- singed
- baked
- seared
- lit
- incinerated
- lighted
- ignited
- inflamed
- kindled
- cremated
- fired
- enflamed
- scathed
- scalded