scorched; scorching; scorches
Definition of scorch
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
2a
: to dry or shrivel with or as if with intense heat : parch
b
: to afflict painfully with censure or sarcasm
3
: devastate
especially
: to destroy (something, such as property of possible use to an advancing enemy) before abandoning
—used in the phrase scorched earth
1
: to become scorched
2
: to travel at great and usually excessive speed
3
: to cause intense heat or mental anguish
scorching sun scorching fury
scorch
nounDefinition of scorch (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: a result of scorching
2
: a browning of plant tissues usually from disease or heat
scorch
verb (2)
scorched; scorching; scorches
Definition of scorch (Entry 3 of 3)
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The first known use of scorch was in the 14th century
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