scorch

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[edit] Noun

Singular
scorch

Plural
scorches

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.

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A slight or surface burn
A discolouration caused by heat
Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to scorch

Third person singular
scorches

Simple past
scorched

Past participle
scorched

Present participle
scorching

to 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)

[edit] Translations

to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire
to become scorched or singed
to move at high speed
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