scorch

scorch¹ [sko:tʃ US sko:rtʃ] v

[Date: 1100-1200; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]

1.) [I and T]

if you scorch something, or if it scorches, its surface burns slightly and changes colour

▪ The walls had been blackened and scorched by fire.

2.) [T]

if strong heat or wind scorches plants, it dries and damages them

▪ Direct sunlight will scorch the plant's leaves.

3.) [T]

if strong heat scorches you, it burns you

▪ The hot sand scorched our feet.

4.) [I always + adverb/preposition] BrE informal to travel extremely fast

scorch along/down/across etc

▪ He scorched out of the gate, almost crashing his new sports car.

>scorched adj

scorch ²

scorch² n

1.)

a mark made on something where its surface has been burnt

▪ There were scorch marks on the kitchen worktop where a hot pan had been placed.

2.) [U]

brown colouring on plants caused by some plant diseases