scorch

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)tʃ

Etymology

Perhaps from Old Norse skorpna (“to shrivel up”).

Noun

scorch (plural scorches)

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.

Derived terms

• scorchy

Translations

A slight or surface burn

• Finnish: kärventymä

A discolouration caused by heat

• Finnish: kärventymä, palanut kohta

Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi

• Finnish: kuivunut kohta

Verb

scorch (third-person singular simple present scorches, present participle scorching, simple past and past participle scorched)

1. (transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
2. (transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
3. (intransitive) To become scorched or singed
4. (intransitive) To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground)

Translations

to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it

• Dutch: schroeien (nl), verzengen (nl)
• Finnish: paahtaa (fi), korventaa (fi)

• Spanish: chamuscar (es)

to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire

• Azeri: ütmək (az)
• Dutch: verschroeien (nl)
• Finnish: kärventää (fi), polttaa (fi)

• Korean: 질주 (ko) (jilju)
• Latin: urere (la)
• Polish: przypiekać (pl)

to become scorched or singed

• Dutch: verzengen (nl)

• Finnish: paahtua (fi), korventua (fi), kärventyä (fi)

to move at high speed

• Finnish: paahtaa (fi)