Dictionary
char
Pronunciation: (chär), [key]
—v., charred, char•ring,
—n.
—
v.t.
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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v.i.
to become charred.
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n.
1. a charred material or surface.
2. charcoal.
3. a superior carbon-rich fuel, a by-product of the conversion of coal into gaseous or liquid fuel.
char
Pronunciation: (chär), [key]—
n.,
—pl. (esp. collectively) char, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) chars.
any trout of the genus
Salvelinus (or
Cristovomer), esp. the Arctic char.
char
Pronunciation: (chär), [key]
—n., v., charred, char•ring.
Chiefly Brit.
—
n.
1. a charwoman.
2. a task, esp. a household chore.
3. chars,odd jobs, esp. of housework, for which one is paid by the hour or day.
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v.i.
to work at housecleaning by the day or hour; hire oneself out to do odd jobs.
—
v.t.
to do (housework, odd jobs, or chores); clean or repair.
Also,chare.char
Pronunciation: (chär), [key]—
n. Brit. Informal.
tea.
Char
Pronunciation: (shar), [key]—
n.
Re•né Pronunciation: (ru-nā'), [key] born 1907, French poet.
char.
1. character.
2. charter.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
