scorch

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /skɔːtʃ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /skɔrtʃ/

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Noun

Singular scorch

Plural scorches

1. A scorch mark is the surface burn of something.

Verb

Plain form scorch

Third-person singular scorches

Past tense scorched

Past participle scorched

Present participle scorching

1. (transitive) If you scorch something, you burn its surface with fire.
2. (informal) (figurative) If you scorch, you move at very high speed.