Definition of "scar" in English

noun

1. A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.

2. (by extension) A permanent negative effect on someone's mind, caused by a traumatic experience.

3. Any permanent mark resulting from damage.

verb

1. (transitive) To mark the skin permanently.

2. (intransitive) To form a scar.

3. (transitive, figurative) To affect deeply in a traumatic manner.

   • Seeing his parents die in a car crash scarred him for life.

noun

1. A cliff or rock outcrop.

2. A rock in the sea breaking out from the surface of the water.

3. A bare rocky place on the side of a hill or mountain.

noun

1. A marine food fish, the scarus or parrotfish (family Scaridae).