scorchverb
uk/skɔːtʃ/us/skɔːrtʃ/scorch verb (BURN)
[ I or T ] to (cause to) change colour with dry heat, or to burn slightly:
The iron was too hot and he scorched the shirt.
The surrounding buildings were scorched by the heat of the explosion.
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Burning, burnt & on fire
- alight
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt out
- burst
- char
- flame
- flammable
- forest fire
- frazzled
- go up in flames idiom
- incinerate
- inextinguishable
- lighted
- scald
- sear
- singe
- smoke
- smolder
- spontaneous combustion
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scorch verb (DRIVE FAST)
[ I usually + adv/prep ] old-fashioned informal (especially of motorcycles and cars) to travel or be driven very fast:
The sports car scorched past and disappeared into the distance.
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Moving quickly
- beetle
- belt
- bob
- bowl down/along sth
- careen
- career
- glide
- gun
- leg
- make off
- outran
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- shoot
- stampede
- trot
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scorch
noun [ C ] ukus
The fire left scorch marks halfway up the wall.