scorched

scorch v.

to burn slightly so as to affect color, taste, etc.: [~ + object]The hot iron scorched the shirt.[no object]The shirt will scorch if your iron is too hot.
to parch or shrivel with heat:[~ + object]The sun scorched the grass.

scorch v.t.

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.
[Mach.]burn¹ (def. 23).
to destroy (crops, towns, etc.) by or as if by fire in the path of an invading army's advance.

v.i.

to become scorched:Milk scorches easily.
Informal Termsto travel or drive at high speed:The car scorched along the highway.

burn

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scorch /skɔːtʃ/ vb

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
(intransitive) informal to be very hot: it is scorching outside
(transitive) informal to criticize harshly

a slight burn
a mark caused by the application of too great heat
a mark or series of marks on fruit, vegetables, etc, caused by pests or insecticides

Etymology: 15th Century: probably from Old Norse skorpna to shrivel upˈscorching adj

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