verb (used with object), charred, char·ring.
- to burn or reduce to charcoal: The fire charred the paper.
- to burn slightly; scorch: The flame charred the steak.
verb (used without object), charred, char·ring.
- to become charred.
noun
- a charred material or surface.
- charcoal.
- a superior carbon-rich fuel, a by-product of the conversion of coal into gaseous or liquid fuel.
noun, plural (especially collectively) char, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) chars.
- any trout of the genus Salvelinus (or Cristovomer), especially the Arctic char.
noun
- a charwoman.
- a task, especially a household chore.
- chars, odd jobs, especially of housework, for which one is paid by the hour or day.
verb (used without object), charred, char·ring.
- to work at housecleaning by the day or hour; hire oneself out to do odd jobs.
verb (used with object), charred, char·ring.
- to do (housework, odd jobs, or chores); clean or repair.
noun British Informal.
- tea.
noun
- Re·né [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/, 1907–1988, French poet.
verb chars, charring or charred
- to burn or be burned partially, esp so as to blacken the surface; scorch
- (tr) to reduce (wood) to charcoal by partial combustion
noun plural char, chars, charr or charrs
- any of various troutlike fishes of the genus Salvelinus, esp S. alpinus, occurring in cold lakes and northern seas: family Salmonidae (salmon)
noun
- informal short for charwoman
verb chars, charring or charred
- British informal to do housework, cleaning, etc, as a job
noun
- British a slang word for tea
“to reduce to charcoal,” 1670s, probably a back-formation from charcoal (q.v.). Related: Charred; charring.