This meaning refers to partly burning a material so that its outer surface becomes blackened or carbonized.
The flames charred the wooden door.
Grill the peppers until their skins char.
This meaning refers to material that has been converted partly into carbon through burning.
A layer of char covered the timber.
The sample contained ash and char.
This dated British meaning refers to a person, traditionally a woman, paid to perform cleaning work.
The office employed a char in the evenings.
She worked as a char for several families.
This meaning refers to fish of the genus Salvelinus, including Arctic char and brook trout.
Arctic char live in cold northern waters.
The restaurant serves grilled char.
