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Definitions for Scorch

[1] to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly: The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it.
[2] to parch or shrivel with heat: The sun scorched the grass.
[3] to criticize severely.
[4] Machinery . burn1(def 31) .
[5] to destroy (crops, towns, etc.) by or as if by fire in the path of an invading army's advance.
[6] to become scorched: Milk scorches easily.
[7] Informal . to travel or drive at high speed: The car scorched along the highway.
[8] a superficial burn.
[9] to burn or become burnt, so as to affect the colour, taste, etc, or to cause or feel pain
[10] to wither or parch or cause to wither from exposure to heat
[11] (intr) informal to be very hot it is scorching outside
[12] (tr) informal to criticize harshly
[13] (intr) British slang to drive or ride very fast
[14] a slight burn
[15] a mark caused by the application of too great heat
[16] horticulture a mark or series of marks on fruit, vegetables, etc, caused by pests or insecticides

Words related to Scorch

blister, sear, blacken, parch, melt, char, bake, scald, swelter, wither, seethe, simmer, roast, singe, cook, broil, stale, shrivel, stew

Words nearby Scorch

scopula, scopulate, scopus, scorbutic, scorbutigenic, scorch, scorched earth policy, scorched-earth policy, scorcher, scorching, scordatura

Origin of Scorch

1400–50; late Middle English scorchen, perhaps blend of scorcnen (< Scandinavian; compare Old Norse skorpna to shrivel) and torch1

Other words from Scorch

un·scorched , adjective
well-scorched , adjective

Word origin for Scorch

C15: probably from Old Norse skorpna to shrivel up

Synonyms for Scorch

bake, blacken, blister, char, melt, parch, sear, broil, cook, roast, scald, seethe, shrivel, simmer, singe, stale, stew, swelter, wither