scorch
English
Etymology
From Middle English scorchen, scorcnen (“to make dry; parch”), perhaps an alteration of earlier *scorpnen, from Old Norse skorpna (“to shrivel up”)[1].
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tʃ
Noun
scorch (countable and uncountable, plural scorches)
- A slight or surface burn.
- A discolouration caused by heat.
- (phytopathology) Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi.
Synonyms
- (slight burn): singe
Derived terms
Translations
A slight or surface burn
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A discolouration caused by heat
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Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi
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Verb
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- (transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
- (transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
- (Can we date this quote by Prior and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Lashed by mad rage, and scorched by brutal fires.
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- (ergative) (To cause) to become scorched or singed
- (intransitive) To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground)
- To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
- Bible, Revelation xvi. 8
- Power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
- (Can we date this quote by John Dryden and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- the fire that scorches me to death
- Bible, Revelation xvi. 8
- (transitive) To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.
- (intransitive, colloquial, dated) To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway.
Translations
to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
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to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire
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to become scorched or singed
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to move at high speed
See also
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “scorch”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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