Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb char

2 senses of char

Sense 1
char, coal -- (burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything")
       => burn, combust -- (cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels")

Sense 2
char, blacken, sear, scorch -- (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")
       => burn -- (burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress")