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sear 1 C0209100 (sîr)v. seared, sear·ing, sears v.tr.1. To char, scorch, or burn the surface of.2. To brown (meat) quickly using very high heat. See Synonyms at burn1.3. To cause to dry up and wither.4. a. To cause emotional pain or trauma to: "The image of the burdened, solitary president ... seared the American mind as never before" (James Carroll).b. To cause to be felt or remembered because of emotional intensity: "Such increases in value have seared into people's minds the idea that investments will almost always pay off" (David Leonhardt).v.intr.1. To become dried up or withered.2. To be felt or remembered because of emotional intensity: The incident seared into the nation's memory.n. A condition, such as a scar, produced by searing. [Middle English seren, from Old English sēarian, to wither, from sēar, withered.]
sear 2 C0209100 (sîr)n. The catch in a gunlock that keeps the hammer halfcocked or fully cocked. [Probably French serre, something that grasps, from Old French, lock, from serrer, to grasp, from Vulgar Latin *serrāre, from Late Latin serāre, to bolt, from Latin sera, bar, bolt; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]
sear 3 C0209100 (sîr)adj. Variant of sere1.sear (sɪə) vb (tr) 1. to scorch or burn the surface of2. to brand with a hot iron3. to cause to wither or dry up4. rare to make callous or unfeelingna mark caused by searingadjpoetic dried up[Old English sēarian to become withered, from sēar withered; related to Old High German sōrēn, Greek hauos dry, Sanskrit sōsa drought]
sear (sɪə) n (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the catch in the lock of a small firearm that holds the hammer or firing pin cocked[C16: probably from Old French serre a clasp, from serrer to hold firmly, from Late Latin sērāre to bolt, from Latin sera a bar]sear1 (sɪər) v.t. 1. to burn or char the surface of. 2. to mark with a branding iron. 3. to burn or scorch. 4. to damage emotionally. 5. to dry up or wither; parch. n. 6. a mark or scar made by searing. adj. 7. sere 1. [before 900; Middle English seren, Old English sēarian, derivative of sēar sere1] sear2 (sɪər) n. a pivoted piece that holds the hammer at full or half cock in the firing mechanism of small arms. [1550–60; < Middle French serre a grip, derivative of serrer to lock up, close < Vulgar Latin *serrāre, for Late Latin serāre to bar (a door), derivative of Latin sera door-bar] sear Past participle: seared Gerund: searing
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I sear | you sear | he/she/it sears | we sear | you sear | they sear |
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I seared | you seared | he/she/it seared | we seared | you seared | they seared |
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I am searing | you are searing | he/she/it is searing | we are searing | you are searing | they are searing |
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I have seared | you have seared | he/she/it has seared | we have seared | you have seared | they have seared |
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I was searing | you were searing | he/she/it was searing | we were searing | you were searing | they were searing |
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I had seared | you had seared | he/she/it had seared | we had seared | you had seared | they had seared |
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I will sear | you will sear | he/she/it will sear | we will sear | you will sear | they will sear |
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I will have seared | you will have seared | he/she/it will have seared | we will have seared | you will have seared | they will have seared |
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I will be searing | you will be searing | he/she/it will be searing | we will be searing | you will be searing | they will be searing |
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I have been searing | you have been searing | he/she/it has been searing | we have been searing | you have been searing | they have been searing |
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I will have been searing | you will have been searing | he/she/it will have been searing | we will have been searing | you will have been searing | they will have been searing |
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I had been searing | you had been searing | he/she/it had been searing | we had been searing | you had been searing | they had been searing |
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I would sear | you would sear | he/she/it would sear | we would sear | you would sear | they would sear |
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I would have seared | you would have seared | he/she/it would have seared | we would have seared | you would have seared | they would have seared |
searTo brown the surface of food by cooking over direct heat or in the oven at high temperature.ThesaurusVerb | 1. | sear - make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"scorchheat, heat up - make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"sizzle - burn or sear with a sizzling sound; "The fat sizzled in the pan" | | 2. | sear - become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"scorch, singeburn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" | | 3. | sear - 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"blacken, char, scorchcookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"burn - burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"singe, swinge - burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" | | 4. | sear - cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"parchdry, dry out - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" | Adj. | 1. | sear - (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"dried-up, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, witheredbotany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"dry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" |
searverb1. wither, burn, blight, brand, scorch, sizzle, shrivel, cauterize, desiccate, dry up or out Grass fires have seared the land.2. flash fry, brown, fry quickly Sear the red pepper strips until they start to blacken.searverb1. To undergo or cause to undergo damage by or as if by fire:burn, char, scorch, singe.2. To make or become no longer fresh or shapely because of loss of moisture:dry up, mummify, shrivel, wither, wizen.nounDamage or a damaged substance that results from burning:burn, char, scorch, singe.Translationschamuscarfiadorbruciareabbrustoliresear
sear[sir] (ordnance) An item that retains the firing mechanism of a gun in the cocked position. A variety of lockwork in the firing mechanism of a propellant-actuated device which prevents motion of the firing pin until released. MedicalSeesereSEAR
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Synonyms for searverb witherSynonyms- wither
- burn
- blight
- brand
- scorch
- sizzle
- shrivel
- cauterize
- desiccate
- dry up or out
verb flash frySynonyms- flash fry
- brown
- fry quickly
Synonyms for searverb to undergo or cause to undergo damage by or as if by fireSynonymsverb to make or become no longer fresh or shapely because of loss of moistureSynonyms- dry up
- mummify
- shrivel
- wither
- wizen
noun damage or a damaged substance that results from burningSynonymsSynonyms for searverb make very hot and drySynonymsRelated Wordsverb become superficially burnedSynonymsRelated Wordsverb burn slightly and superficially so as to affect colorSynonymsRelated Words- cookery
- cooking
- preparation
- burn
- singe
- swinge
verb cause to wither or parch from exposure to heatSynonymsRelated Wordsadj (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moistureSynonyms- dried-up
- sere
- shriveled
- shrivelled
- withered
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