noun, verb, charred, char⋅ring. Chiefly British| 1. | a charwoman. |
| 2. | a task, esp. a household chore. |
| 3. | chars, odd jobs, esp. of housework, for which one is paid by the hour or day. |
| 4. | to work at housecleaning by the day or hour; hire oneself out to do odd jobs. |
| 5. | to do (housework, odd jobs, or chores); clean or repair. |
