v. t. | 1. | 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; |
2. | To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat. | |
3. | To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire. | |
v. i. | 1. | To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up. |
2. | To burn or be burnt. | |
3. | To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; - applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists. [Colloq.] |
Noun | 1. | scorch - a surface burn Synonyms: singe |
2. | scorch - a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues | |
3. | scorch - a discoloration caused by heat | |
Verb | 1. | scorch - make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside" Synonyms: sear |
2. | scorch - become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames" | |
3. | scorch - destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land" | |
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" | |
5. | scorch - become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun" |