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Meanings of scorch in English

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bleir

Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color.

        bleir

        A surface burn.

              Usage of scorch in English
              1
              They were uninjured, and minor scorch damage was caused to the house.
              The Irish Times
              2
              They scorch and choke;-andunless it be so there is no repentance.
              The Prime Minister
              3
              Minor scorch damage was caused to the front door of the house.
              The Irish Times
              4
              The heat of the flames began to scorch his face and hands.
              The Rules of the Game
              5
              The fire shall scorch their faces, and their lips shall quiver therein:-
              The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
              6
              Here's an gadget which will let apartment-dwellers scorch along with the rest.
              The Irish Times
              7
              A petrol bomb was thrown at a front window causing scorch damage.
              The Irish Times
              8
              She gave me a look that was meant to scorch-andit did.
              The Deluge
              9
              I believe you try to dry your Wet-brown-paperness, till you scorch it.
              The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
              10
              However, if the eggs are overheated, the custard will scorch and curdle.
              The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
              11
              An' I tell him this, he will scorch thee finely for it.
              The Prince and the Pauper
              12
              He won't let de debbil hab her nor de fire scorch her.
              A Little Florida Lady
              13
              They burn scrub and leaf litter, and scorch the trunks of trees.
              Radio NZ
              14
              Jerry, we don't want to scorch up our roof, Harry Wade said.
              In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado
              15
              Well for her if they did not scorch her, poor little moth!
              Girlhood and Womanhood / The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortu...
              16
              Half the floor had black scorch marks, like scars from a whip.
              The Pilo Family Circus
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