scorching

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Present participle of scorch
Very hot
Burning; parching or shriveling with heat
capable of causing burns; "it was scorching hot"
hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface; "scorching heat"
hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface; "scorching heat" capable of causing burns; "it was scorching hot
emphasis Scorching or scorching hot weather or temperatures are very hot indeed. That race was run in scorching weather. extremely hot
capable of causing burns; "it was scorching hot
{s} causing a slight burn; extremely hot
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intense heat, parching by heat
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To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground)
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A discolouration caused by heat
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{v} to burn slightly, to be dried too much
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If something scorches or is scorched, it becomes marked or changes colour because it is affected by too much heat or by a chemical. The leaves are inclined to scorch in hot sunshine If any of the spray goes onto the lawn it will scorch the grass
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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
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] 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"
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a discoloration caused by heat
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make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"
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{f} burn slightly; dry or parch with intense heat; be burned slightly; be dried or parched; criticize severely; travel at excessive speed (Slang); destroy a territory before retreating so that it is of no use to advancing troops (Military)
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destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"
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A slight or surface burn
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To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat
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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"
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To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
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a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
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To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists
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To scorch something means to burn it slightly. The bomb scorched the side of the building. + scorched scorched scorched black earth
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To burn or be burnt
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become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
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{i} superficial burn, result of scorching; brown spot on a plant leaf which resembles a burn
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Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi
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To become scorched or singed
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To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
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become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"
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To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire
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To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up
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a surface burn
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become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
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