scar

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: skär, IPA ^(key): /skɑr/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /skɑː(r)/

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Noun

Singular scar

Plural scars

Scar on hand after 13 days

1. (countable) A scar is the mark left behind when a wound has healed.

   He still has a scar on his hand where he cut himself with scissors as a boy.

Verb

Plain form scar

Third-person singular scars

Past tense scarred

Past participle scarred

Present participle scarring

1. If an injury scars it leaves a mark after it heals.

   He was careful when shaving as he did not want to scar his face.

2. If something scars someone, it makes them feel bad for a very long time.

   Her death scarred her children.

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