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1. (v.t.) singe
to burn superficially or slightly; scorch.
2. singe
to burn the ends, nap, or the like, of (hair, cloth, etc.).
3. singe
to subject (a carcass) to flame in order to remove hair, bristles, feathers, etc.
4. (n.) singe
a superficial burn.
5. singe
the act of singeing.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME sengen (v.), OE sencgan, c. OFris senga, OS
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| Definition of 'singe' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) scorch, singe
a surface burn
2. (verb) singe, swinge
burn superficially or lightly
"I singed my eyebrows"
3. (verb) scorch, sear, singe
become superficially burned
"my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
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| Definition of 'singe' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) singe
a burning of the surface; a slight burn
2. (verb) singe
to burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or the skin
3. (verb) singe
to remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it
4. (verb) singe
to remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken or the like) by passing it over a flame
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Sense: to (cause to) burn on the surface; to scorch
She singed her dress by pressing it with too hot an iron.
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 Afrikaans: skroei |
 Arabic: يَحْرِق |
 Bulgarian: опърлям |
 Brazilian: chamuscar |
 Czech: připálit, opálit |
 German: versengen |
 Danish: svide |
 Greek: καψαλίζω |
 Spanish: chamuscar |
 Estonian: kõrvetama |
 Farsi: از رو سوختن |
 Finnish: kärventää |
 French: roussir |
 Hebrew: לַחֲרוֹך |
 Hindi: झुलसना, झुलसाना |
 Croatian: opržiti, oprljiti |
 Hungarian: megperzsel |
 Indonesian: menghanguskan |
 Icelandic: svíða |
 Italian: bruciare, bruciacchiare |
 Japanese: 焦がす |
 Korean: 겉을 조금 태우다 |
 Lithuanian: (nu)svilinti, pradeginti, |
 Latvian: apsvilināt |
 Malay: menyebabkan sesuatu terba |
 Dutch: schroeien |
 Norwegian: svi |
 Polish: przypalać (się) |
 Persian: از رو سوختن |
 Pashto: الييل، الوى كول (بهرنۍ بر |
 Portuguese: chamuscar |
 Romanian: a arde, a pârli |
 Russian: (под)палить |
 Slovak: pripáliť, spáliť |
 Slovenian: ožgati (se) |
 Serbian: oprljiti se |
 Swedish: sveda, bränna |
 Thai: ทำให้ไหม้ |
 Turkish: alazlamak |
 Taiwanese: (使)燒焦，烤焦 |
 Ukrainian: обпалювати, палити |
 Urdu: ہلکا سا چرکا کھانا، جل جا |
 Vietnamese: làm cháy xém |
 Chinese: 烤焦 |
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