Thesaurus: scorch

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1. v. t. To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen.
2. v. t. To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat.
3. v. t. To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
4. v. i. To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.
5. v. i. To burn or be burnt.
6. n. a surface burn
7. n. a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
8. n. a discoloration caused by heat
9. v. subject to harsh criticism
10. v. make very hot and dry
11. v. become superficially burned
12. v. destroy completely by or as if by fire