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sear

/sɪə(ɹ)/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.
  2. A scar produced by searing
  3. Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled.
  4. To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.
  5. To wither; to dry up.
  6. To make callous or insensible.
  7. To mark permanently, as if by burning.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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