scorch
🇺🇸
/skɔːrtʃ/
🇬🇧
/skɔːtʃ/
verb
R
To damage something by making it too hot, or to be slightly burned by heat.
I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.
R
To become or make something dry and brown, usually from the sun or chemicals.
Wildfires have scorched over two million acres of forest.
R
To move very quickly.
The car scorched off down the road.
translation
To damage something by making it too hot, or to be slightly burned by heat.; To become or make something dry and brown, usually from the sun or chemicals.; To move very quickly.
Word Forms
3rd Present
scorches
Past
scorched
Perfect
scorched
Progressive
scorching