scar


Definition: Meaning of, scar in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / skɑː /

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scar scars
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  1. mark on skin a permanent mark that is left on your skin after you have had a cut or wound
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  2. feeling a feeling of fear or sadness that remains with you for a long time after an unpleasant experience
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  3. damaged area a place where the land or a building was damaged in the past
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  4. cliff British English a cliff on the side of a mountain
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
scar scarred scarred
Present Participle Third Person Singular
scarring scars
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  1. if a wound or cut scars you, it leaves a permanent mark on your body
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  2. if an unpleasant experience scars you, it leaves you with a feeling of sadness or fear that continues for a long time
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  3. to spoil the appearance of something
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scar used in phrases

  • scar tissue (noun)
    1. the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars
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scar used in phrasal verbs

  • scar over (phrasal verb)
    1. if an injury scars over, it forms a scar as it becomes better
  • scare away (phrasal verb)
    1. to make someone feel so frightened or worried that they do not do something that they had planned to do
    2. to make someone so frightened that they run away
  • scare into (phrasal verb)
    1. scare someone into something to make someone feel so worried or frightened that they do something
  • scare up (phrasal verb)
    1. to make something using the few things that are available
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