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1. (v.t.) scorch
to burn slightly so as to affect color, taste, etc.
2. scorch
to parch or shrivel with heat.
3. scorch
to criticize severely.
4. (v.i.) scorch
to become scorched.
5. scorch
Informal. to travel or drive at high speed.
6. (n.) scorch
a superficial burn.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME, obscurely akin to ME scorcnen (perh. < ON skorpna to shrivel))
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| Definition of 'Scorch' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) scorch, singe
a surface burn
2. (noun) scorch
a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
3. (verb) scorch
a discoloration caused by heat
4. (verb) sear, scorch
make very hot and dry
"The heat scorched the countryside"
5. (verb) scorch, sear, singe
become superficially burned
"my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
6. (verb) scorch
destroy completely by or as if by fire
"The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"
7. (verb) char, blacken, sear, 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"
8. (verb) scorch
become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
"The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"
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| Definition of 'Scorch' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Scorch
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
2. (verb) Scorch
to affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat
3. (verb) Scorch
to burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire
4. (verb) Scorch
to be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up
5. (verb) Scorch
to burn or be burnt
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Sense: to burn slightly
She scorched her dress with the iron; That material scorches easily.
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 Afrikaans: skroei |
 Arabic: يَحْرِق |
 Bulgarian: обгарям |
 Brazilian: chamuscar |
 Czech: připálit (se) |
 German: versengen |
 Danish: svide |
 Greek: καψαλίζω, τσουρουφλίζω |
 Spanish: chamuscar, quemar |
 Estonian: kõrvetama, kõrbema |
 Farsi: روي چيزي را سوزاندن |
 Finnish: korventaa |
 French: brûler légèrement |
 Hebrew: לַחֲרוֹך |
 Hindi: झुलसना, सूखना |
 Croatian: opržiti, spržiti |
 Hungarian: megperzsel |
 Indonesian: menghanguskan |
 Icelandic: svíða |
 Italian: bruciacchiare |
 Japanese: 焦がす |
 Korean: 겉을 태우다 |
 Lithuanian: degti |
 Latvian: apsvilināt; apdedzināt |
 Malay: terbakar |
 Dutch: schroeien |
 Norwegian: svi, brenne |
 Polish: przypalić |
 Persian: روي چيزي را سوزاندن |
 Pashto: سوځول: وچول، سوكړه كول |
 Portuguese: chamuscar |
 Romanian: a pârli |
 Russian: подпаливать(ся) |
 Slovak: pripáliť (sa) |
 Slovenian: ožgati |
 Serbian: oprljiti |
 Swedish: bränna vid, sveda |
 Thai: ไหม้ |
 Turkish: hafifçe yakmak |
 Taiwanese: 稍微燒焦 |
 Ukrainian: обпалювати; вигоряти |
 Urdu: جلا دینا |
 Vietnamese: làm cháy sém |
 Chinese: 烤焦 |
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