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To burn the surface of; scorch.
(verb-transitive)
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To reduce to carbon or charcoal by incomplete combustion.
(verb-transitive)
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To become scorched.
(verb-intransitive)
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To become reduced to carbon or charcoal. See Synonyms at burn1.
(verb-intransitive)
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A substance that has been scorched, burned, or reduced to charcoal.
(noun)
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