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1. (v.t.) sear
to burn or char the surface of.
2. sear
to mark with a branding iron.
3. sear
to burn or scorch.
4. sear
to damage emotionally.
5. sear
to dry up or wither; parch.
6. (n.) sear
a mark or scar made by searing.
7. (n.) sear
a pivoted piece that holds the hammer at full or half cock in the firing mechanism of small arms.
Etymology: (1550–60; < MF serre a grip, der. of serrer to lock up, close < VL *serrāre, for LL serāre to bar (a door), der. of L sera door-bar)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered
(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"
2. (verb) sear, scorch
make very hot and dry
"The heat scorched the countryside"
3. (verb) scorch, sear, singe
become superficially burned
"my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
4. (verb) char, blacken, sear, scorch
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"
5. (verb) parch, sear
cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
"The sun parched the earth"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) sear
alt. of Sere
2. (adj) sear
to wither; to dry up
3. (adj) sear
to burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh. Also used figuratively
4. (noun) sear
the catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked
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