SCORCH

scorch

Noun

  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.

Verb

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


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