Definition of sear

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sear - 6 definitions

- verb
1. sear -- make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"
synonyms: scorch
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. scorch -- become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
synonyms: scorch, singe
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. char -- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
synonyms: char, blacken, scorch
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. parch -- cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"
synonyms: parch
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. sear, sere -- to burn the surface of
synonyms: sere, sears, seared, searer, searest, searing, unseared
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adjective
6. dried-up -- (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
synonyms: dried-up, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered
Source:WordNet 3.0
 

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