| Noun | 1. | scorch - a surface burnburn - an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation | |
| 2. | scorch - a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissuesleaf scorch - plant disease causing a burned or scorched appearance of the foliage | |
| 3. | scorch - a discoloration caused by heat | |
| Verb | 1. | scorch - make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"sizzle - burn or sear with a sizzling sound; "The fat sizzled in the pan" | |
| 2. | scorch - become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"burn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" | |
| 3. | scorch - destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land" | |
| 4. | scorch - 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"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" burn - burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress" singe, swinge - burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" | |
| 5. | scorch - become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"dry out, dry - become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" | |