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scorch  (skôrch)

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 wither or parch with intense heat.

3. To destroy (land and buildings) by or as if by fire 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. A discoloration caused by heat.

3. Brown spotting on plant leaves caused by fungi, heat, or lack of water.

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[Middle English scorchen, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skorpna, to shrink, be shriveled.]

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scorching·ly adv.

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scorch

Verb

1. to burn or become burnt slightly on the surface

2. to parch or shrivel from heat

3. Informal to criticize harshly

Noun

1. a slight burn

2. a mark caused by the application of excessive heat [probably from Old Norse skorpna to shrivel up]

scorching adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scorch - a surface burn                       singe burn - an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
	2.	scorch - a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues plant disease - a disease that affects plants leaf scorch - plant disease causing a burned or scorched appearance of the foliage
	3.	scorch - a discoloration caused by heat discoloration, discolouration, stain - a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain"
Verb	1.	scorch - make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside" sear heat, heat up - make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove" sizzle - burn or sear with a sizzling sound; "The fat sizzled in the pan"
	2.	scorch - become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames" sear, singe burn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"
	3.	scorch - destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land" burn, burn down, fire - destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
	4.	scorch - burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling" blacken, char, sear cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" burn - burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress" singe, swinge - burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows"
	5.	scorch - become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun" dry out, dry - become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"

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scorch

verb burn, sear, char, roast, blister, wither, blacken, shrivel, parch, singe

Translations

scorch [skɔːtʃ] vt [+ clothes] → chamuscar [+ earth, grass]; quemar, secar

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scorch [skɔːtʃ] vt [+ clothes] → brûler (légèrement), roussir [+ earth, grass]; dessécher, brûler

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scorch [skɔːtʃ] vt → versengen;

(earth, grass) → verbrennen

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scorch [skɔːtʃ] vt [+ clothes] → strinare, bruciacchiare [+ earth, grass]; seccare, bruciare

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scorch

v scorch [skoːtʃ]

to burn slightly She scorched her dress with the iron; That material scorches easily. skroei يَحْرِق обгарям připálit (se) svide versengen καψαλίζω, τσουρουφλίζω chamuscar, quemar kõrvetama, kõrbema روي چيزي را سوزاندن korventaa brûler légèrement לַחֲרוֹך झुलसना, सूखना opržiti, spržiti megperzsel menghanguskan svíða bruciacchiare 焦がす (물건의) 겉을 태우다, 그슬리다; 눋다 degti apsvilināt; apdedzināt terbakar schroeien svi, brenne przypalić chamuscar a pârli подпаливать(ся) pripáliť (sa) ožgati oprljiti bränna vid, sveda ไหม้ hafifçe yakmak 烤焦 обпалювати; вигоряти جلا دینا làm cháy sém 烤焦

n

a mark made eg on cloth by scorching scorch-marks. skroei حَرْق обгаряне spálenina brændmærke das Versengte κάψιμο chamusquina, quemadura kõrvetusjälg محل سوختگي روي پارچه palojälki brûlure légère חֲרִיכָה झुलसा हुआ स्थान opeklina égésfolt bekas terbakar brunafar bruciacchiatura 焦げ 눌은 자국 (nu)degimas []svilums; []degums kesan terbakar schroeiplek svimerke przypalenie chamuscadela arsură подпалина spálenina ožganina oprljotina brännmärke, svedd fläck บริเวณที่ถูกเผาไหม้ hafif yanık (izi) 焦痕 опік; пляма від опіку کپڑے پر جلے کا نشان sự cháy sém 焦痕

adj scorching

very hot. skroeiend لاهِب، لافِح، حارِق изгарящ spalující brændende varm sengend καυτός abrasador kõrvetav داغ paahtava brûlant לוֹהֵט झुलसन koji prži, žarki perzselő sangat panas steikjandi bruciante, cocente 暑い 몹시 더운 svilinantis svelmains; svilinošs; svilstošs sangat panas schroeiheet stekende, brennende gorący, upalny abrasador fierbinte обжигающий spaľujúci žgoč vreo stekhet, brännhet ที่เผาไหม้ kavurucu, yakıcı 灼熱的 пекучий; жаркий بہت گرم nóng như thiêu 灼热的