Dictionary Definition
sear adj : (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" [syn: dried-up, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered]
Verb
1 make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the
countryside" [syn: scorch]
2 become superficially burned; "my eyebrows
singed when I bent over the flames" [syn: scorch, singe]
3 cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat;
"The sun parched the earth" [syn: parch]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
- To char, scorch, or burn the surface of something with a hot instrument
Translations
To char, scorch, or burn the surface of
something with a hot instrument
Translations
A scar produced by searing
- Finnish: paloarpi, palanut kohta, kärventymä
Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the
trigger is pulled
- Spanish: fiador
West Frisian
Adjective
sear (seare)
Extensive Definition
Sear may refer to:
- Sear (firearm), part of the trigger mechanism on a firearm
- Seir (demon), a Prince of Hell, also spelled Sear
- Searing, a cooking technique which quickly cooks the exterior of a food item
- Surfactant Enhanced Aquifer Remediation, typically performed with Hydrocarbon Mitigating Surfactants in soil remediation
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Sanforize, Sanforized, adust, air-dry, anhydrate, attaint, attenuate, attenuated, bake, baked, barbecue, baste, bedaub, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, bestain, blacken, blanch, blaze, blister, blot, blur, boil, braise, brand, brew, broil, brown, brush, burn, burn in, burn off, burn up,
burnt, cast, cauterize, char, coal, coddle, consume, consumed, cook, corky, crack, cupel, cure, curry, darken, daub, dehumidify, dehydrate, dehydrated, desiccate, desiccated, devil, diminish, dirty, discolor, do, do to perfection, drain, dried, dried-up, droop, dry, dry up, emacerate, emacerated, emaciate, emaciated, evaporate, evaporated, exsiccate, exsiccated, fade, fade away, fire, flag, flame, found, fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, griddle, grill, heat, insolate, kiln, languish, macerate, mark, mat burn, mummified, mummify, oven-bake, oxidate, oxidize, pan, pan-broil, parboil, parch, parched, pine, poach, prepare, prepare food, preshrink, preshrunk, pyrolyze, roast, rub, saute, scald, scallop, scorch, scorched, seared, second-degree burn,
sere, shirr, shrink, shrivel, shriveled, shriveled up,
shrunk, shrunken, simmer, singe, sizzle, slubber, slur, smear, smirch, smoke, soak up, soil, solder, sponge, stain, steam, stew, stigmatize, stir-fry,
sun, sun-dried, sun-dry,
sunbaked, sunburn, sunscald, swab, swinge, taint, tarnish, thin, third-degree burn, toast, torrefy, towel, vesicate, vulcanize, waste, waste away, wasted, wasted away, weazen, weazened, weld, wilt, wind-dried, windburn, wipe, wither, withered, wizen, wizen-faced, wizened