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char

[chahr]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

charred, charring

to burn or reduce to charcoal.
The fire charred the paper.
to burn slightly; scorch.
The flame charred the steak.
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verb (used without object)

charred, charring

to become charred.

noun

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

char

Or charr

[chahr]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

char ,

plural

chars .

any trout of the genus Salvelinus (orCristovomer ), especially the Arctic char.

char

[chahr]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

verb (used without object)

charred, charring

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

verb (used with object)

charred, charring

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

char

⁴

[chahr]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

British Informal.

tea.

Char

⁵

[shar]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

��é 1907–1988, French poet.

char.

⁶

abbreviation

character.
charter.

char

/ ��ʃɑː /

verb

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

char

/ ��ʃɑː /

noun

informal��short for charwoman

verb

informal��to do housework, cleaning, etc, as a job

char

/ ��ʃɑː /

noun

any of various troutlike fishes of the genus Salvelinus, esp S. alpinus, occurring in cold lakes and northern seas: family Salmonidae (salmon)

char

⁴

/ ��ʃɑː /

noun

a slang word for tea

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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

C18: from Old English cerr

Origin of char³

C17: of unknown origin

Origin of char⁴

from Chinese ch'a

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Officials have talked about how the process of identifying bodies has been extremely challenging - and is being carried out in small batches - as most of the remains have been charred beyond recognition.

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It’s not uncommon to see lines of customers stretching the length of the counter as they wait for charred meats on a layer of crispy cheese and fresh blue corn tortillas.

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Now, they were surrounded by charred metal pieces of aircraft.

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A volunteer at Civil Hospital told the BBC, on condition of anonymity, that many bodies are so badly charred and mangled, physical identification may be impossible.

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After twenty minutes, the house was engulfed in an inferno before the frame gave way, collapsing into a smoking heap of charred debris.

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