1. Burn to charcoal
   "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"
    
2. (cooking) burn slightly and superficially so as to affect colour
   "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece";
   - blacken, sear, scorch
    
3. [Brit] Work as a charlady
   "She chars for several families in the neighbourhood"

1. A charred substance
   "The char left behind after the forest fire was evidence of the intense heat"
    
2. Any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
   "Arctic char is prized by anglers for its fighting spirit and delicate flavour";
   - charr
    
3. [Brit, informal] A human female employed to do housework
   "the char will clean the carpet";
   - charwoman [Brit, archaic], cleaning woman, cleaning lady, charlady [Brit]
    
4. [Brit, informal] A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
   "iced char is a cooling drink";
   - tea, cha [Brit, informal]

Sounds like: charr, cha

Derived forms: charred, chars, charring

Type of: adult female, atomic number 6, beverage, burn, C, carbon, cleaner, combust, drink, drinkable, potable [formal], salmonid, woman

Part of: genus Salvelinus, Salvelinus

Encyclopedia: Char, Tajikistan