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According to WordNet, the verb "scorch" has 5 sense(s).

200377715 make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside".

200582743 become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames".

200379440 burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling".

200219597 become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun".

200582527 destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land".


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