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- DictionaryScorch/skôrCH/
verb
- 1. burn the surface of (something) with flame or heat: "surrounding houses were scorched by heat from the blast"
- 2. (of a person or vehicle) move very fast: informal "a sports car was scorching along the expressway"
noun
- 1. the burning or charring of the surface of something: "a scorch mark"
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word scorch, which can be a verb or a noun. Scorch can mean to burn a surface, to dry or shrivel, to afflict with pain, or to devastate.
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Scorch means to burn slightly or to change colour with dry heat. It can also mean to drive fast, especially of motorcycles and cars. See how to use scorch in sentences and find related words.
Scorch definition: to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly. See examples of SCORCH used in a sentence.
Scorch means to burn superficially, to dry out, to criticize severely, or to drive fast. It can also refer to a slight burn, a plant disease, or a discoloration caused by heat. See synonyms, usage, and origin of scorch.
To scorch is to burn something fiercely, to the point where its surface — your face, prairie grass, a steak on the grill — chars or otherwise changes color. Although scorch usually refers to burning something (whether it's the sun or a blowtorch doing the burning), that's not always the case.
Scorch means to burn something slightly, to wither or shrivel from heat, or to criticize harshly. It can also mean to drive fast or to destroy by fire. See word forms, pronunciation, collocations and sentences.
[transitive, intransitive] scorch (something) to become or to make something become dry and brown, especially from the heat of the sun or from chemicals. scorched grass; The leaves will scorch if you water them in the sun. Wildfires have scorched over two million acres of forest.
