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char

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. char (verb)
  2. char (verb)

2char

verb
charredchar·ring

Definition of CHAR

transitive verb
1
: to convert to charcoal or carbon usually by heat : burn
2
: to burn slightly or partly : scorch <the fire charred the beams>
intransitive verb
: to become charred

Origin of CHAR

charcoal
First Known Use: 1679

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