Char - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |tʃɑːr|  American pronunciation of the word char
Brit.  |tʃɑː|  British pronunciation of the word char

noun

- a charred substance
- a human female employed to do housework (syn: charwoman, woman)
the char will clean the carpet
- any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus

verb

- burn to charcoal (syn: coal)
Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color (syn: blacken, scorch, sear)
The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece

Extra examples

Among other native delicacies, they give you fresh char.

Roast the peppers until the skin begins to char and blister.

I had to scrub the kitchen today, because the char couldn't come.

Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything

The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: char
he/she/it: chars
present participle: charring
past tense: charred
past participle: charred
noun
singular: char
plural: chars or char
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