scorchEnglishOxford American Thesaurusscorch verb 1 the buildings around us were scorched by the fire: burn, sear, singe, char, blacken, discolor; rare torrefy. 2 grass scorched by the sun: dry up, desiccate, parch, wither, shrivel; burn, bake, roast. 3 informal to get to New York you have to scorch along sixteen-lane highways: speed, zoom, whiz, blast; informal zap, zip, burn, burn rubber, belt, vroom; British, informal bomb, bucket, put one's foot down, blind; North American, informal barrel, lay rubber.
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