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Scorch

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Noun

1. scorch, singe

a surface burn

2. scorch

a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues

3. scorch

a discoloration caused by heat

Verb

4. scorch, sear

make very hot and dry

Example Sentences:
'The heat scorched the countryside'

5. scorch, sear, singe

become superficially burned

Example Sentences:
'my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames'

6. scorch

destroy completely by or as if by fire

Example Sentences:
'The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes'
'the invaders scorched the land'

7. blacken, char, scorch, sear

burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

Example Sentences:
'The cook blackened the chicken breast'
'The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece'
'the flames scorched the ceiling'

8. scorch

become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions

Example Sentences:
'The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Scorch

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verb
1. 
to burn or become burnt, so as to affect the colour, taste, etc, or to cause or feel pain
2. 
to wither or parch or cause to wither from exposure to heat
3. (intransitive) informal
to be very hot
it is scorching outside
4. (transitive) informal
to criticize harshly
5. (intransitive) British slang
to drive or ride very fast
noun
6. 
a slight burn
7. 
a mark caused by the application of too great heat
8. horticulture
a mark or series of marks on fruit, vegetables, etc, caused by pests or insecticides

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Scorch

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verb transitive
1. 
a. 
to char, discolor, or damage the surface of by superficial burning
b. 
to parch, shrivel, or spoil by too intense heat; wither
2. 
to make a caustic attack on; assail scathingly; excoriate
3. 
to burn and destroy everything in (an area) before yielding it to the enemy
a scorched-earth policy
verb intransitive
4. 
to become scorched
5.  Slang, Obsolete
to ride or drive at high speed
noun
6. 
a superficial burning or burn
7. 
the browning and death of plant leaves or fruits, caused by too much heat, by fungi, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Scorch

see synonyms of scorch
v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es
v.tr.
1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1.
2. To dry out or wither with intense heat: The sun scorched the plains.
3. To destroy (land and buildings) by fire or military action so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army.
4. To subject to severe censure; excoriate.
v.intr.
1. To become scorched or singed.
2. To go or move at a very fast, often excessively fast rate.
n.
1. A slight or surface burn.
2. Brown spotting on plant leaves caused by pathogens, heat, or lack of water.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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