char up

verb

To incinerate (something) by charring.

Meanings

verbchar up (third-person singular simple present chars up, present participle charring up, simple past and past participle charred up)

present singular third person chars up · participle present charring up · participle past charred up · past charred up

  1. transitiveTo incinerate (something) by charring.

    Synonyms: burn away, cinder, cremate, burn, burn away, burn down, burn up, burn to a crisp

  2. transitiveTo char (slightly burn) (something).

Synonyms & antonyms

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