Thesaurus: singe

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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. v. t. To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken or the like) by passing it over a flame.
4. n. A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
5. n. a surface burn
6. v. burn superficially or lightly
7. v. become superficially burned
8. 1. 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. You sulphurous and thought-executing fires, . . . Singe my white head! Shak. I singed the toes of an ape through a burning glass. L'Estrange. 2. (a) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red- hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it. (b) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken or the like) by passing it over a flame. A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
9. n:7/v:93 v. burn superficially or lightly