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scorch

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verb (1)

scorched; scorching; scorches

transitive verb

1
: to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
2
a
: to dry or shrivel with or as if with intense heat : parch
b
: to afflict painfully with censure or sarcasm
3
: devastate
especially : to destroy (something, such as property of possible use to an advancing enemy) before abandoning
used in the phrase scorched earth

intransitive verb

1
: to become scorched
2
: to travel at great and usually excessive speed
3
: to cause intense heat or mental anguish
scorching sun
scorching fury
scorchingly adverb

scorch

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noun

1
: a result of scorching
2
: a browning of plant tissues usually from disease or heat

scorch

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verb (2)

scorched; scorching; scorches

transitive verb

dialectal British
: cut, slash

Synonyms

Verb (1)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Be sure to water the mums, these above-average temperatures will scorch them quick. Molly Robey, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2022 Your plant may adjust to lower lights (although too little light will slow growth and cause the leaves to turn yellow), but direct sunlight will quickly scorch the leaves. Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 31 July 2022 Similar temperatures will scorch the Columbia River Basin, with highs around Kennewick, Wash., peaking near or at 110 degrees each day through Saturday. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 It’s because of the cucumber’s very high water content, not despite it, that the decision to scorch it on a quick, superhigh heat makes so much sense. New York Times, 13 July 2022 Invest in a flat iron that doesn't just scorch your hair. ELLE, 23 June 2022 During the cooking portion of our tests, the pan from this set had consistent temperatures on all sides of the pan, did not scorch or burn the sauce, and the rice did not stick to the surface. Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2022 Ripe fire conditions will once again make headlines this week from California to Texas, as more record-breaking temperatures will scorch the region. Jennifer Gray, CNN, 23 May 2022 This week will also bring a heat wave that is forecast to scorch much of the southern tier of the nation for the next several days. Editors, USA TODAY, 17 May 2022
Noun
Wholesale suppliers provide the wood slabs, many of them are discards from trees felled by age or storms (some tables bear scorch marks from lightning strikes). Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2022 The grease left a scorch mark on the brick below the drive-thru window. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 26 Apr. 2022 Synagogue staff also found scorch marks from recent fires set in front of the doors to the sanctuary. oregonlive, 7 May 2022 With encouragement from the neighbors the dog eventually made the fearful leap to safety with visible scorch marks on its back. Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News, 29 Apr. 2022 The maintenance crew at Azusa Pacific will need weeks to scrub away the scorch marks on the track in the wake of Saturday night’s Meet of Champions Distance Classic. Eric Sondheimercolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2022 Satellite images from Maxar Technologies show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province on Sunday. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2022 Satellite images from Maxar Technologies seen by The Associated Press show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran’s rural Semnan province on Sunday. Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2022 Satellite images from Maxar Technologies seen by The Associated Press show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province on Sunday. Jon Gambrell, ajc, 2 Mar. 2022
Verb
Similar temperatures will scorch the Columbia River Basin, with highs around Kennewick, Wash., peaking near or at 110 degrees each day through Saturday. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 From the heat index to a heat dome to an excessive heat warning Next week: Northwest heat wave Early next week, a heat wave is also forecast to scorch the normally mild Pacific Northwest. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022 As hot, dry weather continues to scorch southern Utah this summer, Yardley said even a small spark — from lightning or otherwise — could quickly consume the withered vegetation. Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 June 2022 Your plant may adjust to lower lights (although too little light will slow growth and cause the leaves to turn yellow), but direct sunlight will quickly scorch the leaves. Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 31 July 2022 Invest in a flat iron that doesn't just scorch your hair. ELLE, 23 June 2022 This week will also bring a heat wave that is forecast to scorch much of the southern tier of the nation for the next several days. Editors, USA TODAY, 17 May 2022 It’s because of the cucumber’s very high water content, not despite it, that the decision to scorch it on a quick, superhigh heat makes so much sense. New York Times, 13 July 2022 During the cooking portion of our tests, the pan from this set had consistent temperatures on all sides of the pan, did not scorch or burn the sauce, and the rice did not stick to the surface. Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English; probably akin to Middle English scorcnen to become singed, scorklen to parch

Verb (2)

Middle English, perhaps blend of scoren to score and scocchen to scotch

First Known Use

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scorch was in the 14th century

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