singe — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To burn slightly.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   made combustible by Flame They treat of, we have pretty Game, For they their own Tail Singe, to save Us

2. To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.

   Usage

   • Transitive

3. To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.

   Usage

   • Transitive

Noun

1. A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

Noun

1. a surface burn

   Synonyms

   scorch

   Broader terms

   burn

Verb

1. burn superficially or lightly

   Synonyms

   swinge

   Broader terms

   charblackensearscorch

   Examples

   I singed my eyebrows

2. become superficially burned

   Synonyms

   scorchsear

   Broader terms

   burncombust

   Examples

   my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames