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See more synonyms for scorch on Thesaurus.com to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly: The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it. to parch or shrivel with heat: The sun scorched the grass. to criticize severely. Machinery burn1 (def 31) .to destroy (crops, towns, etc.) by or as if by fire in the path of an invading army's advance. Show More
verb (used without object) to become scorched: Milk scorches easily. Informal to travel or drive at high speed: The car scorched along the highway. Show More
Origin of scorch 1400–50; late Middle English scorchen, perhaps blend of
scorcnen (<
Scandinavian; compare
Old Norse skorpna to shrivel) and
torch1 Related forms un·scorched , adjective well-scorched , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for scorch blister ,
sear ,
blacken ,
parch ,
melt ,
char ,
bake ,
scald ,
swelter ,
wither ,
seethe ,
simmer ,
roast ,
singe ,
cook ,
broil ,
stale ,
shrivel ,
stew Examples from the Web for scorch Contemporary Examples of scorch One of the reasons I did that Twitter feed is that I want the truth to come out, all the truth, so I can scorch the earth.
And with too little bacon in the pan, not enough fat renders quickly enough and the bacon will scorch .
Speculation: The scorch might have been made by radioactivity attendant upon the resurrection.
If the scorch on the Shroud is the result of radiation, it could have been radiation that reconstituted the dead body.
Historical Examples of scorch My stars alive, I do b'lieve my bread's beginnin' t' scorch !
After a moment he removed it, and gasped with the scorch of the powerful liquor.
May the Devil scorch that vagabond, if he doesn't do better than the last time!
The fiery flame of her wild life seemed to scorch and preserve her.
If I had I would use it all to scorch and wither this talking of surrender.
British Dictionary definitions for scorch 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 (intr) informal to be very hot it is scorching outside (tr) informal to criticize harshly (intr) British slang to drive or ride very fast Show More
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 Show More
Derived Forms scorching , adjective Word Origin for scorch C15: probably from Old Norse skorpna to shrivel up
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Word Origin and History for scorch v. "to burn superficially or slightly, but so as to change the color or injure the texture," early 14c., perhaps an alteration of scorrcnenn "make dry, parch" (c.1200), of obscure origin, perhaps from Old Norse skorpna "to be shriveled," cognate with Old English scrimman "to shrink, dry up." Or perhaps from Old French escorchier "to strip off the skin," from Vulgar Latin excorticare "to flay," from ex- (see ex- ) + Latin cortex (genitive corticis ) "cork;" but OED finds this not likely. Scorched earth military strategy is 1937, translation of Chinese jiaotu , used against the Japanese in a bid to stem their advance into China.
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