sear

/ˈsir/

Middle English seren, from Old English sēarian to become dry, from sēar sere

verb

  1. to cook the surface of quickly with intense heat

  2. to burn, scorch, mark, or injure with or as if with sudden application of intense heat

  3. to make withered and dry : parch

sear a steak

noun

  1. a mark or scar left by searing

noun

  1. the catch that holds the hammer of a gun's lock at cock or half cock