scorch
/skɔːtʃ//skɔɹtʃ/
noun
- 1
A slight or surface burn.
- 2
A discolouration caused by heat.
- 3
Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
- 2
To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
- 3
(To cause) to become scorched or singed
- 4
To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).
- 5
To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
- 6
To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.
- 7
To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway.
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