char

char

char¹ [chär]

vt., vi.

charred, charring [back-form. < CHARCOAL]

1. to reduce to charcoal by burning

2. to burn slightly; scorch

n.

anything charred; esp., charcoal

SYN.- BURN¹

char² [chär]

n.

[back-form. < CHARWOMAN]

1. CHARE

2. [Brit. Informal] a charwoman

vi.

charred, charring [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] to work as a charwoman

char³ [chär]

n.

pl. chars or char [< Gael ceara, red < cear, blood]

any of a genus (Salvelinus) of trouts with small scales and a red belly

char⁴ [chär]

n.

[Brit. Slang] TEA (n. 3)

char⁵

abbrev.

1. character

2. charter