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scorch

/skɔːtʃ/
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noun

  • A slight or surface burn.
  • A discolouration caused by heat.
  • Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi.
Synonyms:singe

verb

  • To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
  • To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
  • (To cause) to become scorched or singed
  • To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).
  • To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
  • To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.
  • To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway.

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