scorch

Definitions of scorch in various dictionaries:

noun - a surface burn

noun - a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues

noun - a discoloration caused by heat

verb - make very hot and dry

verb - become superficially burned

verb - destroy completely by or as if by fire

verb - burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

verb - become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions

To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of.

To wither or parch with intense heat.

To destroy by or as if by fire (all land and buildings in one’s path) so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army.

To subject to severe censure; excoriate.

To become scorched or singed.

To go or move at a very fast, often excessively fast rate.

A slight or surface burn.

A discoloration caused by heat.

Brown spotting on plant leaves caused by fungi, heat, or lack of water.

verb - to burn slightly so as to alter the color or taste