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scorch
[ skawrch ]
verb (used with object)
- to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly:
The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it.
Synonyms: ,
- to parch or shrivel with heat:
The sun scorched the grass.
- to criticize severely.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- Machinery. burn 1( def 32 ).
- to destroy (crops, towns, etc.) by or as if by fire in the path of an invading army's advance.
verb (used without object)
- to become scorched:
Milk scorches easily.
- Informal. to travel or drive at high speed:
The car scorched along the highway.
noun
- a superficial burn.
scorch
/ ²õ°ìɔ˳Ùʃ /
verb
- to burn or become burnt, so as to affect the colour, taste, etc, or to cause or feel pain
- to wither or parch or cause to wither from exposure to heat
- informal.intr to be very hot
it is scorching outside
- informal.tr to criticize harshly
- slang.intr to drive or ride very fast
noun
- a slight burn
- a mark caused by the application of too great heat
- horticulture a mark or series of marks on fruit, vegetables, etc, caused by pests or insecticides
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ³¦´Ç°ù³¦³ó¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of scorch1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The rainfall is not expected to threaten landslide problems in the areas scorched by January’s Palisades and Eaton fires.
And I had no idea that my own life — specifically my marriage and the little family we’d created — was itself about to be scorched.
News and social media accounts show that except for some broken branches, the trees were spared, but more than a dozen homes along Santa Rosa Avenue were scorched.
I will never forget seeing the pregnant woman, her fragile body walking under the scorching sun.
The power bank was found in an overhead luggage compartment where the fire was first detected, and its debris had scorch marks, according to the statement.
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