| Verb | 1. | sear - make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"sizzle - burn or sear with a sizzling sound; "The fat sizzled in the pan" | |
| 2. | sear - become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"burn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" | |
| 3. | sear - cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"dry, dry out - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" | |
| Adj. | 1. | sear - (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"dry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" | |