Singe

[sɪn(d)ʒ] or [sɪndʒ]

Definition

(verb.) burn superficially or lightly; 'I singed my eyebrows'.

Checked by Gerald--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or the skin.

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

(v. t.) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken or the like) by passing it over a flame.

(n.) A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

Typed by Dewey

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Scorch, burn (slightly).

Typed by Annette

Definition

v.t. to burn on the surface: to scorch:—pr.p. singe′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. singed.—n. a burning of the surface: a slight burn.—Singed cat a person who is better than he looks.

Typed by Hester