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char1

Pronunciation: /tʃɑː/

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Definition of char

verb (chars, charring, charred)

[with object]

partially burn so as to blacken the surface:a region charred by bush fires (as adjective charred)charred remains
[no object] (of an object) become blackened as a result of partial burning:the exposed surfaces of the beams may char in a fire