Scorch (Verb)
Meaning 1
Destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land".
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Meaning 2
Make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside".
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Meaning 3
Become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames".
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Meaning 4
Become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 5
Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..