scorch (Meaning)
scorch (n)
a surface burn
a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
a discoloration caused by heat
scorch (v)
make very hot and dry
become superficially burned
destroy completely by or as if by fire
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
scorch (v. t.)
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.
To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat.
To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
scorch (v. i.)
To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.
To burn or be burnt.
To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; -- applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists. [Colloq.]
Synonyms & Antonyms of scorch
scorch Sentence Examples
- The intense heat of the fire scorched the leaves on the trees.
- The hot pan scorched the bottom of the pancakes.
- The sun's rays scorched my skin, leaving me with a painful sunburn.
- The hot air from the blow dryer scorched my hair.
- The laser beam scorched the surface of the metal.
- The hot grease spattered and scorched the kitchen counter.
- The lava from the volcano scorched the vegetation in its path.
- The flames from the bonfire scorched the marshmallows.
- The bullet grazed his arm, scorching the skin.
- The heat from the engine scorched the wiring in the car.
FAQs About the word scorch
a surface burn, a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues, a discoloration caused by heat, make very hot and dry, become
singe,char, bake, ignite, fire, light, incinerate,sear,inflame, scathe
saturate, inundate, inundate, douse, water, saturate, drown, flood, douse, soak
The intense heat of the fire scorched the leaves on the trees.
The hot pan scorched the bottom of the pancakes.
The sun's rays scorched my skin, leaving me with a painful sunburn.
The hot air from the blow dryer scorched my hair.
