• a discoloration caused by heat
• a plant disease that produces a browning or Scorched appearance of plant tissues
• a surface burn
• become Scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree Scorched in the hot sun"
• make very hot and dry; "The heat Scorched the countryside"
• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames Scorched the ceiling"
• destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire Scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders Scorched the land"
• become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"

'Scorch' in other languages