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char
1[ chahr ]
verb (used with object)
- to burn or reduce to charcoal:
The fire charred the paper.
- to burn slightly; scorch:
The flame charred the steak.
verb (used without object)
- to become charred.
noun
- a charred material or surface.
- a superior carbon-rich fuel, a by-product of the conversion of coal into gaseous or liquid fuel.
char
2[ chahr ]
noun
- any trout of the genus Salvelinus (or Cristovomer ), especially the Arctic char.
char
3[ chahr ]
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)
- to work at housecleaning by the day or hour; hire oneself out to do odd jobs.
verb (used with object)
- to do (housework, odd jobs, or chores); clean or repair.
char
4[ chahr ]
noun
- tea.
Char
5[ shar ]
noun
- Re·né [r, uh, -, ney], 1907–1988, French poet.
char.
6abbreviation for
- character.
- charter.
char
1/ tʃɑː /
verb
- informal.to do housework, cleaning, etc, as a job
char
2/ tʃɑː /
verb
- to burn or be burned partially, esp so as to blacken the surface; scorch
- tr to reduce (wood) to charcoal by partial combustion
char
3/ tʃɑː /
noun
- a slang word for tea
char
4/ tʃɑː /
noun
- any of various troutlike fishes of the genus Salvelinus, esp S. alpinus, occurring in cold lakes and northern seas: family Salmonidae (salmon)
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Example Sentences
My last bar was a place in Brooklyn called Char No 4, which is known for being a strong whisky bar.
Also, make sure to try their cheeseburger, which “forever raised the bar on what a classic char-burger can taste like.”
The arctic char eyeball, on the other hand, which I had the day after—a raw eyeball is a whole other matter.
For the adventurous, try the reindeer or puffin; for those feeling fishy, go for arctic char or the array of sushi.
These cigars rarely "char" in burning; certainly not, if made of good quality of tobacco and thoroughly sweat.
There was a passion to her kiss that he had never felt before, a rising tide of flame that threatened to char him.
The party finally mounted the char-a-bancs, just as I was about to offer the baby for twenty-five pounds, and dirt cheap at that.
She stared, surprised; but Char still kept the door until his master showed himself in the lighted aperture.
Later Char went off in the car again, though it poured with rain, and was gone until late at night.
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