To fry (food) for a short time at a high heat, typically to brown a coating without overcooking the food inside.
To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.
To make callous or insensible.
To wither; to dry up.
To mark permanently, as if by burning.
A scar produced by searing
Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled.
Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.