Definition of Scorch
Verb: scorch skorch
- Make very hot and dry
"The heat scorched the countryside";
- sear
- Become superficially burned
"my eyebrows scorched when I bent over the flames";
- sear, singe
- Destroy completely by or as if by fire
"The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"
- (cooking) burn slightly and superficially so as to affect colour
"the flames scorched the ceiling";
- char, blacken, sear
- Become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
"The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"
- A surface burn
- singe
- A plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
- A discolouration caused by heat
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