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   Scorch

   /skôrCH/

   

   verb

   • 1. burn the surface of (something) with flame or heat: "surrounding houses were scorched by heat from the blast" Similar burnsearsingecharblackendiscolorrare:torrefy
   • ▪ become burned when exposed to heat or a flame: "the meat had scorched" Similar dry updesiccateparchwithershrivelburnbakeroast
   • ▪ (of the heat of the sun) cause (vegetation or a place) to become dried out and lifeless: "the sun has scorched the fields and the poppies have all but disappeared"
   • 2. (of a person or vehicle) move very fast: informal "a sports car was scorching along the expressway" Similar speedzoomwhizblastinformal:zapzipburnburn rubberbeltvroombombbucketput one's foot downblindbarrellay rubber

   noun

   • 1. the burning or charring of the surface of something: "a scorch mark"
   • ▪ a form of plant necrosis, typically of fungal origin, marked by browning of leaf margins.

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): perhaps related to Old Norse skorpna ‘be shriveled’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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