English to English
noun
- a surface burn
source: WordNet 3.0
- a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
source: WordNet 3.0
- a discoloration caused by heat
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- make very hot and dry
The heat scorched the countryside.
source: WordNet 3.0
- become superficially burned
My eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames.
source: WordNet 3.0
- destroy completely by or as if by fire
The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes.
The invaders scorched the land.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen.
source: Webster 1913
- To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.
source: Webster 1913
- To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; -- applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists. [Colloq.]
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [scorh] Isangag; ibusá; isalab
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
