singe

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. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

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

4. n. A burning of the surface; a slight burn. Source: opted

5. n. a surface burn Source: wordnet

6. v. burn superficially or lightly Source: wordnet

7. v. become superficially burned Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

9. n:7/v:93 v. burn superficially or lightly Source: ecdict

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