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char 1

 (chär)
v. charred, char·ring, chars
v.tr.
1. To burn the surface of; scorch.
2. To reduce to carbon or charcoal by incomplete combustion. See Synonyms at burn1.
v.intr.
1. To become scorched.
2. To become reduced to carbon or charcoal.
n.
A substance that has been scorched, burned, or reduced to charcoal.

[Back-formation from charcoal.]

char 2

also charr  (chär)
n. pl. char or chars also charr or charrs
Any of several salmonid fishes of the genus Salvelinus, usually having a dark body with light spots, and including the arctic char, the brook trout, and the lake trout.

[Origin unknown.]

char 3

 (chär) Chiefly British
n.
A charwoman.
intr.v. charred, char·ring, chars
To work as a charwoman.

[Middle English, a piece of work, from Old English cierr, a turning.]
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char

(tʃɑː)
vb, chars, charring or charred
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
[C17: short for charcoal]

char

(tʃɑː) or

charr

n, pl char, chars, charr or charrs
(Animals) any of various troutlike fishes of the genus Salvelinus, esp S. alpinus, occurring in cold lakes and northern seas: family Salmonidae (salmon)
[C17: of unknown origin]

char

(tʃɑː)
n
short for charwoman
vb, chars, charring or charred
to do housework, cleaning, etc, as a job
[C18: from Old English cerr]

char

(tʃɑː)
n
(Cookery) Brit a slang word for tea
[from Chinese ch'a]
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char1

(tʃɑr)

v. charred, char•ring,
n. v.t.
1. to burn or reduce to charcoal.
2. to burn slightly; scorch: The flame charred the steak.
v.i.
3. to become charred.
n.
4. a charred material or surface.
5. charcoal.
[1670–80; appar. extracted from charcoal]

char2

(tʃɑr)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) char, (esp. for kinds or species) chars.
any trout of the genus Salvelinus (or Cristovomer), esp. the arctic char.
[1655–65; of unknown origin]

char3

(tʃɑr)

n., v. charred, char•ring. Chiefly Brit. n. v.i.
2. to work at cleaning offices or houses.
[1375–1425; late Middle English, Old English cerr, cierr turn, time, occasion, derivative of cierran to turn]

char.

1. character.
2. charter.
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char


Past participle: charred
Gerund: charring

Imperative
char
char
Present
I char
you char
he/she/it chars
we char
you char
they char
Preterite
I charred
you charred
he/she/it charred
we charred
you charred
they charred
Present Continuous
I am charring
you are charring
he/she/it is charring
we are charring
you are charring
they are charring
Present Perfect
I have charred
you have charred
he/she/it has charred
we have charred
you have charred
they have charred
Past Continuous
I was charring
you were charring
he/she/it was charring
we were charring
you were charring
they were charring
Past Perfect
I had charred
you had charred
he/she/it had charred
we had charred
you had charred
they had charred
Future
I will char
you will char
he/she/it will char
we will char
you will char
they will char
Future Perfect
I will have charred
you will have charred
he/she/it will have charred
we will have charred
you will have charred
they will have charred
Future Continuous
I will be charring
you will be charring
he/she/it will be charring
we will be charring
you will be charring
they will be charring
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been charring
you have been charring
he/she/it has been charring
we have been charring
you have been charring
they have been charring
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been charring
you will have been charring
he/she/it will have been charring
we will have been charring
you will have been charring
they will have been charring
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been charring
you had been charring
he/she/it had been charring
we had been charring
you had been charring
they had been charring
Conditional
I would char
you would char
he/she/it would char
we would char
you would char
they would char
Past Conditional
I would have charred
you would have charred
he/she/it would have charred
we would have charred
you would have charred
they would have charred
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.char - a charred substance
atomic number 6, carbon, C - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
animal black, animal charcoal, bone black, bone char - black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
snuff - the charred portion of a candlewick
2.char - a human female employed to do houseworkchar - a human female employed to do housework; "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"
cleaner - someone whose occupation is cleaning
3.char - any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
salmonid - soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters
Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus - small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England
Verb1.char - burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"
combust, burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
2.char - burn slightly and superficially so as to affect colorchar - 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"
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
burn - burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
singe, swinge - burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows"
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char

verb scorch, sear, singe Halve the peppers and char the skins under a hot grill.
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char

verb
To undergo or cause to undergo damage by or as if by fire:
noun
Damage or a damaged substance that results from burning:
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Translations
يَحْرِقُ، يُفَحِّمُ
spálitzuhelnatit
brændebrænde påsvide
hiilihiillyttäähiiltääpuronieriäpuuhiili
elszenesedik
brenna; svíîa
paversti anglimis
pārogļotiessadedzināt
zuhoľnatieť

char

1 [tʃɑːʳ]
A. VT (= burn black) → carbonizar
B. VIcarbonizarse

char

2 [tʃɑːʳ]
A. N (= charwoman) = charlady
B. VIlimpiar, trabajar como asistenta

char

3 [tʃɑːʳ] N (Brit) → m
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char

[ˈtʃɑːr]
vt
(= burn) → carboniser
vi (= burn) [food] → brûler
(British) [cleaner] → faire des ménages
n (British) = charlady
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

char

1
vt (= burn black)verkohlen

char

2 (Brit inf)
n (also charwoman, charlady)Putzfrau f
viputzen; to char for somebodybei jdm putzen

char

3
n (= fish)Saibling m

char

4
n (Brit inf: = tea) → Tee m
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char

1 [tʃɑːʳ] vt (burn black) → carbonizzare

char

2 [tʃɑːʳ] (Brit)
1. n (charwoman) → donna a ore
2. vilavorare come donna a ore
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char

(tʃaː) past tense past participle charred verb
to burn or turn black by fire or heat. The wood was charred by the intense heat.
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References in classic literature ?
'Charing Cross' very naturally suggest themselves."
Post-mark, 'Charing Cross.' Stationer's stamp cut off the inside of the envelope.
I will send a messenger to Souspennier to meet you at Charing Cross to-night."
Master and man then descended, the street-door was double-locked, and at the end of Saville Row they took a cab and drove rapidly to Charing Cross.
Then he paid his account and walked rapidly down the Strand past Charing Cross Station.
I've been to Charing Cross one way and nearly to Ludgate Circus the other; and they were all engaged.
Before parting they had made an arrangement that she should write to Charing Cross Post Office till he was able to send her an address, and when he went there he found three letters from her.
He entered an hotel near Charing Cross, and ordered some refreshment and a bed.
I was wired for at 3:15, reached Yoxley Old Place at 5, conducted my investigation, was back at Charing Cross by the last train, and straight to you by cab."
A hansom was being paid off at the foot of the steps outside, and in we jumped, Raffles shouting "Charing Cross!" for all Bloomsbury to hear.
The very boot-blacks in the basement of Charing Cross Station know something of it.
It was Denham who, having parted from Sandys at the bottom of his staircase, was now walking to the Tube at Charing Cross, deep in the thoughts which his talk with Sandys had suggested.