Definition of "sear" in English

adjective

1. Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.

verb

1. (transitive) To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.

   • He likes to sear his steaks while maintaining rareness at the center.

2. To wither; to dry up.

3. (transitive, figurative) To make callous or insensible.

4. (transitive, figurative) To mark permanently, as if by burning.

   • The events of that day were seared into her memory.

noun

1. A scar produced by searing

noun

1. Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled.