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WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
THESAURUS
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POS

Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive), Verb (intransitive)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun scorch has 3 senses

scorch(n = noun.state) singe - a surface burn;

is a kind of burn

Derived forms verb scorch₁, verb scorch₄, verb scorch₃, verb scorch₂

scorch(n = noun.state) - a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues;

is a kind of

plant disease

has particulars: leaf scorch

scorch(n = noun.attribute) - a discoloration caused by heat;

Derived form verb scorch₁

Verb scorch has 5 senses

scorch(v = verb.change) sear - make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"

is one way to heat, heat up

Derived forms noun scorch₃, noun scorch₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

scorch(v = verb.change) sear, singe - become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"

is one way to burn, combust

Derived form noun scorch₁

Sample sentence:
Something ----s

scorch(v = verb.change) - destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"

Derived form noun scorch₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

scorch(v = verb.change) blacken, char, sear - 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"

is one way to burn

Derived form noun scorch₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

scorch(v = verb.change) - become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"

is one way to

dry

dry out

Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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CIDE DICTIONARY

scorch, v. t. [OE. scorchen, probably akin to scorcnen; cf. Norw. skrokken shrunk up, skrekka, skrökka, to shrink, to become wrinkled up, dial. Sw. skråkkla to wrinkle (see Shrug); but perhaps influenced by OF. escorchier to strip the bark from, to flay, to skin, F. écorcher, LL. excorticare; L. ex from + cortex, -icis, bark (cf. Cork); because the skin falls off when scorched.].

To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen. [1913 Webster]
"Summer drouth or singèd air
Never scorch thy tresses fair." [1913 Webster]
To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat. [1913 Webster]
"Lashed by mad rage, and scorched by brutal fires." [1913 Webster]
To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire. [1913 Webster]
"Power was given unto him to scorch men with fire." [1913 Webster]

"The fire that scorches me to death." [1913 Webster]

scorch, v. i.

To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up. [1913 Webster]
"Scatter a little mungy straw or fern amongst your seedlings, to prevent the roots from scorching." [1913 Webster]
To burn or be burnt. [1913 Webster]
"He laid his long forefinger on the scarlet letter, which forthwith seemed to scorch into Hester's breast, as if it had been red hot." [1913 Webster]
To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; -- applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists. [Colloq.]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

scorch, v. & n.
--v.
1 tr. a burn the surface of with flame or heat so as to discolour, parch, injure, or hurt. b affect with the sensation of burning.
2 intr. become discoloured etc. with heat.
3 tr. (as scorching adj.) colloq. a (of the weather) very hot. b (of criticism etc.) stringent; harsh.
4 intr. colloq. (of a motorist etc.) go at excessive speed.
--n.
1 a mark made by scorching.
2 colloq. a spell of fast driving etc.

Idiom

scorched earth policy the burning of crops etc. and the removing or destroying of anything that might be of use to an enemy force occupying a country.

Derivative

scorchingly adv.

Etymology

ME, perh. rel. to skorkle in the same sense

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THESAURUS

scorch

abrade, abrasion, air-dry, anhydrate, assail, attack, attaint, bake, ball the jack, bark, barrel, be in heat, bedaub, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, bestain, blacken, blaze, blemish, blister, bloody, bloom, blot, blur, boil, boom, bowl along, brand, break, breeze, breeze along, broil, brush, burn, burn in, burn off, cast, castigate, cauterize, chafe, char, check, chip, choke, claw, clip, coal, combust, concussion, cook, crack, crackle, craze, cupel, cure, cut, cut along, darken, daub, dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate, dirty, discolor, drain, dry, evaporate, excoriate, exsiccate, fire, flame, flame up, flare, flare up, flash burn, flay, fleet, flicker, flit, flush, fly, fly low, foot, found, fracture, fray, frazzle, fret, fry, fustigate, gall, gash, gasp, glow, go fast, highball, hurt, incandesce, incise, incision, injure, injury, insolate, kiln, lacerate, laceration, lash, lesion, maim, make knots, make mincemeat of, mark, mat burn, maul, melt, mortal wound, mummify, mutilate, mutilation, nip, outstrip the wind, oxidate, oxidize, pant, parch, pierce, plot, pour it on, puncture, pyrolyze, radiate heat, rend, rent, rip, roast, rub, run, rupture, savage, scald, scarify, scathe, scotch, scourge, scrape, scratch, scuff, sear, second-degree burn, seethe, shimmer with heat, shrivel, simmer, singe, sizzle, skim, skin, skin alive, slash, slit, slubber, slur, smear, smirch, smoke, smolder, smother, soak up, soil, solder, sore, spark, speed, sponge, sprain, stab, stab wound, stain, steam, stew, stick, stifle, stigmatize, storm along, strain, suffocate, sun, sun-dry, sunburn, sunscald, swab, sweat, sweep, swelter, swinge, taint, tarnish, tear, tear along, third-degree burn, thunder along, toast, torrefy, towel, trauma, traumatize, trounce, vesicate, vulcanize, weazen, weld, whisk, whiz, windburn, wipe, wither, wizen, wound, wounds immedicable, wrench, zing, zip, zoom

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Velocity

VB move quickly, trip, fisk, speed, hie, hasten, post, spank, scuttle, scud, scuddle, scour, scour the plain, scamper, run like mad, beat it, fly, race, run a race, cut away, shot, tear, whisk, zoom, swoosh, sweep, skim, brush, cut along, bowl along, barrel along, barrel, scorch, burn up the track, rush, dash on, dash off, dash forward, bolt, trot, gallop, amble, troll, bound, flit, spring, dart, boom, march in quick time, march in double time, ride hard, get over the ground, hurry, accelerate, put on, quicken, quicken one's pace, mend one's pace, clap spurs to one's horse, make haste, make rapid strides, make forced marches, make the best of one's way, put one's best leg foremost, stir one's stumps, wing one's way, set off at a score, carry sail, crowd sail, go off like a shot, go like a shot, go ahead, gain ground, outstrip the wind, fly on the wings of the wind, keep up with, keep pace with, outstrip, outmarch.

Calefaction

VB heat, warm, chafe, stive, foment, make hot, sun oneself, sunbathe, go up in flames, burn to the ground (flame), fire, set fire to, set on fire, kindle, enkindle, light, ignite, strike a light, apply the match to, apply the torch to, rekindle, relume, fan the flame, add fuel to the flame, poke the fire, stir the fire, blow the fire, make a bonfire of, melt, thaw, fuse, liquefy, burn, inflame, roast, toast, fry, grill, singe, parch, bake, torrefy, scorch, brand, cauterize, sear, burn in, corrode, char, calcine, incinerate, smelt, scorify, reduce to ashes, burn to a cinder, commit to the flames, consign to the flames, boil, digest, stew, cook, seethe, scald, parboil, simmer, do to rags, take fire, catch fire, blaze.