Definitions
1.verbTo char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.
2.verbTo wither; to dry up.
3.verbTo make callous or insensible.
4.verbTo mark permanently, as if by burning."The events of that day were seared into her memory."
5.nounAction of the verb to sear
6.nounCooking food quickly at high temperature
7.adjectiveVery hot; blistering or boiling
8.adjective(of a pain) having a sensation of intense sudden heat