Meaning Of Scorch

v. t.

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.

v. t.

To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat.

v. t.

To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.

v. i.

To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.

v. i.

To burn or be burnt.