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Scorch — may refer to:*Scorch, a Beanie Baby toy: a dragon with iridescent wings and lavender fur *Scorch, the boss of the Evening Lake world in the video game *RC 1262 Scorch , a character in the video game Star Wars: Republic Commando *Scorch, a… … Wikipedia
Scorch — (sk[^o]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scorched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scorching}.] [OE. scorchen, probably akin to scorcnen; cf. Norw. skrokken shrunk up, skrekka, skr[ o]kka, to shrink, to become wrinkled up, dial. Sw. skr[*a]kkla to wrinkle (see… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scorch — Scorch, v. i. 1. To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up. [1913 Webster] Scatter a little mungy straw or fern amongst your seedlings, to prevent the roots from scorching. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] 2. To burn or be burnt. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scorch — est un groupe français de Fusion Metal Hardcore, originaire de Montpellier. Scorch se forme en 1996 Après un premier album Silence en 2003 et un EP en 2005, le groupe s’est forgé une solide expérience scénique avec plus de 150 concerts un peu… … Wikipédia en Français
scorch — scorch·er; scorch; scorch·ing·ly; … English syllables
scorch — index burn, deflagrate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
scorch — vb *burn, char, sear, singe Analogous words: *wither, shrivel … New Dictionary of Synonyms
scorch — [v] burn bake, blacken, blister, broil, char, cook, melt, parch, roast, scald, sear, seethe, shrivel, simmer, singe, stale, stew, swelter, wither; concepts 249,255 Ant. freeze … New thesaurus
scorch — ► VERB 1) burn or become burnt on the surface or edges. 2) (scorched) dried out and withered as a result of extreme heat. 3) informal move very fast: a car scorching along the motorway. ► NOUN ▪ the burning or charring of the surface of something … English terms dictionary
scorch — [skôrch] vt. [ME scorchen < ? Scand, as in ON scorpna, to shrivel (< IE * (s)kerb(h) : see SHARP): sp. prob. infl. by OFr escorcher, to flay] 1. a) to char, discolor, or damage the surface of by superficial burning b) to parch, shrivel, or… … English World dictionary
