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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

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

scorch [skɔːtʃ] vt → versengen;

(earth, grass) → verbrennen

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.skroeiيَحْرِقобгарямpřipálit (se)svideversengenκαψαλίζω, τσουρουφλίζωchamuscar, quemarkõrvetama, kõrbemaروي چيزي را سوزاندنkorventaabrûler légèrementלַחֲרוֹךझुलसना, सूखनाopržiti, spržitimegperzselmenghanguskansvíðabruciacchiare焦がす(물건의) 겉을 태우다, 그슬리다; 눋다degtiapsvilināt; apdedzinātterbakarschroeiensvi, brenneprzypalićchamuscara pârliподпаливать(ся)pripáliť (sa)ožgatioprljitibränna vid, svedaไหม้hafifçe yakmak烤焦обпалювати; вигорятиجلا دیناlàm cháy sém烤焦

n

a mark made eg on cloth by scorching scorch-marks.skroeiحَرْقобгарянеspáleninabrændmærkedas Versengteκάψιμοchamusquina, quemadurakõrvetusjälgمحل سوختگي روي پارچهpalojälkibrûlure légèreחֲרִיכָהझुलसा हुआ स्थानopeklinaégésfoltbekas terbakarbrunafarbruciacchiatura焦げ눌은 자국(nu)degimas[]svilums; []degumskesan terbakarschroeipleksvimerkeprzypaleniechamuscadelaarsurăподпалинаspáleninaožganinaoprljotinabrännmärke, svedd fläckบริเวณที่ถูกเผาไหม้hafif yanık (izi)焦痕опік; пляма від опікуکپڑے پر جلے کا نشانsự cháy sém焦痕

adj ˈscorching

very hot. skroeiendلاهِب، لافِح، حارِقизгарящspalujícíbrændende varmsengendκαυτόςabrasadorkõrvetavداغpaahtavabrûlantלוֹהֵטझुलसनkoji prži, žarkiperzselősangat panassteikjandibruciante, cocente暑い몹시 더운svilinantissvelmains; svilinošs; svilstošssangat panasschroeiheetstekende, brennendegorący, upalnyabrasadorfierbinteобжигающийspaľujúcižgočvreostekhet, brännhetที่เผาไหม้kavurucu, yakıcı灼熱的пекучий; жаркийبہت گرمnóng như thiêu灼热的