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char

1

[ chahr ]

verb (used with object)

charred, charring.
  1. to burn or reduce to charcoal:

    The fire charred the paper.

  2. to burn slightly; scorch:

    The flame charred the steak.

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verb (used without object)

charred, charring.
  1. to become charred.

noun

  1. a charred material or surface.
  2. a superior carbon-rich fuel, a by-product of the conversion of coal into gaseous or liquid fuel.

char

2
or charr

[ chahr ]

noun

plural (especially collectively) char, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) chars.
  1. any trout of the genus Salvelinus (or Cristovomer ), especially the Arctic char.

char

3

[ chahr ]

noun

  1. a task, especially a household chore.
  2. chars, odd jobs, especially of housework, for which one is paid by the hour or day.

verb (used without object)

charred, charring.
  1. to work at housecleaning by the day or hour; hire oneself out to do odd jobs.

verb (used with object)

charred, charring.
  1. to do (housework, odd jobs, or chores); clean or repair.

char

4

[ chahr ]

noun

British Informal.
  1. tea.

Char

5

[ shar ]

noun

  1. ·é [r, uh, -, ney], 1907–1988, French poet.

char.

6

abbreviation for

  1. character.
  2. charter.

char

1

/ ʃɑː /

verb

  1. to burn or be burned partially, esp so as to blacken the surface; scorch
  2. tr to reduce (wood) to charcoal by partial combustion
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char

2

/ ʃɑː /

noun

  1. 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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char

3

/ ʃɑː /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for charwoman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. informal.
    to do housework, cleaning, etc, as a job
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

char

4

/ ʃɑː /

noun

  1. a slang word for tea
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of char1

First recorded in 1670–80; apparently extracted from charcoal; chark

Origin of char2

First recorded in 1655–65; perhaps unattested Old English ceorra literally, “turner,” derivative of ceorran “to turn,” it being thought of as swimming to and fro time and again; char 3

Origin of char3

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, Old English cerr, cierr “turn, time, occasion, affair,” derivative of cierran “to turn”

Origin of char4

First recorded in 1915–20; from Hindi “tea” ( tea ); for spelling with r arvo, Parcheesi ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of char1

C17: short for charcoal

Origin of char2

C17: of unknown origin

Origin of char3

C18: from Old English cerr

Origin of char4

from Chinese ch'a
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The extra anxiety has multiple causes: The charred remains of homes continue to wash away, spilling contaminants into Santa Monica Bay.

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Lina's lifeless body was retrieved from the charred interior of her home.

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The CO2 that emerges into the air is sucked away and then concentrated using charred coconut husks ready to be stored.

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Video verified by the BBC showed the charred remnants of the camp with belongings strewn across the ground and survivors surveying the damage.

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Canadian Mike Weir in 2004 featured elk, wild boar and Arctic char.

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