scorch

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Synonyms: scotch, scooch, corch, scouch, scorce, storch, scarch

Antonyms: scotch, scooch, corch, scouch, scorce, storch, scarch

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[slight]] or surface [[burn]].
2. A [[discolouration]] caused by heat.
3. {{lb|en|phytopathology}} [[brown|Brown]] discoloration on the [[leaves]] of [[plant]]s caused by heat, lack of [[water]] or by [[fungi]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[burn]] the [[surface]] of something so as to [[discolour]] it
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[wither]], [[parch]] or [[destroy]] something by [[heat]] or [[fire]], especially to make [[land]] or [[building]]s [[unusable]] to an [[enemy]]
3. {{lb|en|ergative}} (To cause) to become scorched or [[singe]]d
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[move]] at [[high]] [[speed]] (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).
5. To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[attack]] with [[bitter]] [[sarcasm]] or [[virulence]].
7. {{lb|en|intransitive|colloquial|dated}} To [[ride]] a [[bicycle]] furiously on a public highway.

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