I. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The fire had charred most of the inside of the house.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Beams of brilliant light jerked across the far wall and, slowly, the bars began to char .
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Car and bodies had been so badly charred that it was some time before they could be identified.
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Marc's body was badly charred in the fire.
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The gases seeped several inches into seams between segments of insulation, charring the material.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As the temperature rose, the bitumen was further cooked into a solid char containing graphite.
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Exit char , foaming at the mouth.
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Mum was a char , dad a dustman.
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Naturally she switched to being a char !
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The residue, a carbon-based char , can be used instead of activated carbon in, for instance, sewage works.