sear meaning and definition

SEAR verb

Definition of sear (verb)

1. make very hot and dry
   • "The heat scorched the countryside"
   • synonyms: scorch
2. become superficially burned
   • "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
   • synonyms: scorch, singe
3. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
   • "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
   • synonyms: blacken, char, scorch
4. cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
   • "The sun parched the earth"
   • synonyms: parch

SEAR adjective

Definition of sear (adjective)

1. (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"
   • synonyms: dried-up, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered