| Scorch (scorch) |
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| v. t. | (skôrch) |
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| Scorch |
| [imp. *** p. p. Scorched (?)] p. pr. ***
vb. n. Scorching.] [OE. scorchen, probably
akin to scorcnen] cf. Norw. skrokken shrunk up,
skrekka, skrökka |
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.
To affect painfully with heat, or as with
heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat.
To burn; to destroy by, or as by,
fire.
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| Scorch (scorch) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Scorch |
|
To
be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.
To burn or be burnt.
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| Scorch (scorch) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Scorch |
|
To ride or drive at
great, usually at excessive, speed; -- applied chiefly to
automobilists and bicyclists. [Colloq.]
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