chark
chark · charks · charked · charking
To reduce by strong heat, as to produce charcoal or cokeTo reduce by strong heat, as to produce charcoal or coke; to calcine.
/t͡ʃɑː(ɹ)k/
Meaning
2 sensesTo reduce by strong heat, as to produce charcoal or coke; to calcine.
(Scotland)To make a grating sound.
Origin
A back-formation from charcoal (interpreted as chark coal). Cognate with Scots chork, froA back-formation from charcoal (interpreted as chark coal).
Cognate with Scots chork, from Middle English charken, cherkin, from Old English ċearcian, variant of cracian (“to resound, make an abrasive sound, crack”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn (“to crack, crackle; to shriek”). Doublet of chirk, crack, and crake.
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Forms
charks, charking, charked, charkedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle