eng: sear

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Meaning
means	(verb) make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside" sear, scorch
means	(verb) become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames" singe, scorch, sear
means	(verb) 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" scorch, blacken, sear, char
means	(verb) cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth" sear, parch
means	(adjective) (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" sear, withered, shrivelled, sere, shriveled, dried-up
means	e/Sear (firearm)