Available Definitions:
1) a. - Scorched; cauterized; hence, figuratively, insensible; not susceptible to moral influences.
2) a. - To wither; to dry up.
3) a. - To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh. Also used figuratively.
4) n. - The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked.