Sekirov Dictionary

scorch

UK /skɔːtʃ/US /skɔɹt͡ʃ/

verb 7
noun 3
forms 8
phrases 1

verb7

To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
(To cause) to become scorched or singed
•
To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
- Lashed by mad rage, and scorched by brutal fires. — 1709
•
To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
- Power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. — 1611
•
To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).
- Men on cycles, lean-faced, unkempt, scorched along every country lane, shouting of unhoped deliverance, shouting to gaunt, staring figures of despair. — 1898
•
(informal, old-fashioned) To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway.
- I may not scorch on thee again—thou'rt pinched, my silent steed! — 1897
To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.

noun3

A slight or surface burn.
A discolouration caused by heat.
Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi.

forms

scorched · scroached · scorching · scroaching · scorches · scorcheth · scroaches · scorchest

Phrases with scorch

scorch up
To harm or destroy by scorching.

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