char
1[ chahr ]
/ tʃɑr /
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verb (used with object), charred, char·ring.
verb (used without object), charred, char·ring.
to become charred.
noun
a charred material or surface.
a superior carbon-rich fuel, a by-product of the conversion of coal into gaseous or liquid fuel.
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Other definitions for char (2 of 6)
char2
or charr
[ chahr ]
/ tʃɑr /
noun, plural (especially collectively) char, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) chars.
any trout of the genus Salvelinus (or Cristovomer), especially the Arctic char.
Origin of char
2First 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; see char3
Other definitions for char (3 of 6)
char3
[ chahr ]
/ tʃɑr /
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, char·ring.
to work at housecleaning by the day or hour; hire oneself out to do odd jobs.
verb (used with object), charred, char·ring.
to do (housework, odd jobs, or chores); clean or repair.
Origin of char
3First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, Old English cerr, cierr “turn, time, occasion, affair,” derivative of cierran “to turn”
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Other definitions for char (5 of 6)
Char
[ shar ]
/ ʃar /
noun
Re·né [ruh-ney], /rəˈneɪ/, 1907–1988, French poet.
Other definitions for char (6 of 6)
char.
abbreviation
character.
charter.
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British Dictionary definitions for char (1 of 4)
char1
/ (tʃɑː) /
verb chars, charring or charred
to burn or be burned partially, esp so as to blacken the surface; scorch
(tr) to reduce (wood) to charcoal by partial combustion
Word Origin for char
C17: short for charcoal
British Dictionary definitions for char (2 of 4)
char2
charr
/ (tʃɑː) /
noun plural char, chars, charr or charrs
any of various troutlike fishes of the genus Salvelinus, esp S. alpinus, occurring in cold lakes and northern seas: family Salmonidae (salmon)
Word Origin for char
C17: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for char (3 of 4)
char3
/ (tʃɑː) /
noun
informal short for charwoman
verb chars, charring or charred
British informal to do housework, cleaning, etc, as a job
Word Origin for char
C18: from Old English cerr
British Dictionary definitions for char (4 of 4)
Word Origin for char
from Chinese ch'a
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