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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scorch /skɔrtʃ/USA pronunciation v. - to burn slightly so as to affect color, taste, etc.: [~ + object]The hot iron scorched the shirt.[no object]The shirt will scorch if your iron is too hot.
- to parch or shrivel with heat:[~ + object]The sun scorched the grass.
n. [countable] - a superficial burn.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scorch (skôrch),USA pronunciation v.t. - to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly:The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it.
- to parch or shrivel with heat:The sun scorched the grass.
- to criticize severely.
- [Mach.]burn1 (def. 23).
- to destroy (crops, towns, etc.) by or as if by fire in the path of an invading army's advance.
v.i. - to become scorched:Milk scorches easily.
- Informal Termsto travel or drive at high speed:The car scorched along the highway.
n. - a superficial burn.
- Scandinavian; compare Old Norse skorpna to shrivel) and torch1
- late Middle English scorchen, perh. blend of, blended scorcnen (1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged char, blister. See burn 1.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged excoriate, condemn.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged laud.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scorch /skɔːtʃ/ vb - to burn or become burnt, so as to affect the colour, taste, etc, or to cause or feel pain
- to wither or parch or cause to wither from exposure to heat
- (intransitive) informal to be very hot: it is scorching outside
- (transitive) informal to criticize harshly
n - a slight burn
- a mark caused by the application of too great heat
- a mark or series of marks on fruit, vegetables, etc, caused by pests or insecticides
Etymology: 15th Century: probably from Old Norse skorpna to shrivel upˈscorching adj |