[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to burn or char the surface of:She seared the steak to seal in the juices.", "to mark with a branding iron.", "to burn or scorch injuriously or painfully:He seared his hand on a hot steam pipe.", "to harden or scar emotionally:The traumatic experiences of her youth have permanently seared her.", "to dry up or wither; parch ."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to become dry or withered, as vegetation."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a mark or scar made by searing."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["sere1(def) sere1(def)."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a pivoted piece that holds the hammer at full cock or half cock half cockin the firing mechanism of small arms."]}]