sear
IPA: sˈɪr
noun
- A scar produced by searing
- Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.
- To wither; to dry up.
- (transitive, figurative) To make callous or insensible.
- (transitive, figurative) To mark permanently, as if by burning.
adjective
- Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.
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