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Meaning of scorched in English. scorched. adjective. uk / skɔːtʃt / us / skɔːrtʃt / Add to word list. slightly burned, or damaged by fire or heat: The countryside was scorched after several weeks of hot sun. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having the liquid removed.
a slight burn, or a mark caused by burning: The fire left scorch marks halfway up the wall. Just cook it enough to get the grill marks and a little scorch here and there. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of scorch from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
If something scorches or is scorched, it becomes marked or changes colour because it is affected by too much heat or by a chemical.
1. slightly burned. the lamp with its scorched plastic shade. Her skirt was scorched, but hadn't caught alight. Several scorched items of debris have been recovered, including a life preserver marked with the name Night Watch. 2. parched or withered. scorched black earth. some patch of scorched jungle crawling with vultures.
Oct 31, 2023 · : parched or discolored by scorching. Examples of scorched in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Last week, Simcha Graiman, a worker with Zaka, a volunteer Israeli rescue organization, scraped a scorched home in Kibbutz Holit for ashes.
[transitive, intransitive] scorch (something) to become or to make something become dry and brown, especially from the heat of the sun or from chemicals. scorched grass. The leaves will scorch if you water them in the sun. Wildfires have scorched over two million acres of forest. [intransitive] + adv./prep.
1. : to become scorched. 2. : to travel at great and usually excessive speed. 3. : to cause intense heat or mental anguish. scorching sun.
scorch to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot: I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. singe to burn the surface or edges of something slightly, usually by mistake; to be burned in this way: He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.
adjective. dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight. “the earth was scorched and bare”. synonyms: adust, baked, parched, sunbaked. dry. free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet. adjective.
• The stick scorched his fingers as he took the three strides across the room to his father. • The iron was too hot , and I scorched my shirt . • The knees of the Doctor's trousers were scorched off in an instant .
