"scorch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /skɔːtʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /skɔɹt͡ʃ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-scorch.ogg [US] Forms: scorches [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tʃ Etymology: From Middle English scorchen, scorcnen (“to make dry; parch”), perhaps an alteration of earlier *scorpnen, from Old Norse skorpna (“to shrivel up”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|scorchen}} Middle English scorchen, {{m|enm|scorcnen||to make dry; parch}} scorcnen (“to make dry; parch”), {{m|enm|*scorpnen}} *scorpnen, {{der|en|non|skorpna||to shrivel up}} Old Norse skorpna (“to shrivel up”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scorch (countable and uncountable, plural scorches)
  1. A slight or surface burn. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Temperature Synonyms (slight burn): singe Translations (A slight or surface burn): обгаряне (obgarjane) (Bulgarian), kärventymä (Finnish), bruciacchiatura [feminine] (Italian), strinatura [feminine] (Italian), bruciatura [feminine] (Italian), scottatura [feminine] (Italian), senġan (Old English), chamuscada [feminine] (Portuguese), ожо́г (ožóg) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-scorch-en-noun-cv8YaiAH Disambiguation of Temperature: 15 7 17 0 19 10 13 6 4 10 Disambiguation of 'slight burn': 95 2 3 Disambiguation of 'A slight or surface burn': 99 1 1
  2. A discolouration caused by heat. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (A discolouration caused by heat): een verkleuring veroorzaakt door hitte (Dutch), kärventymä (Finnish), palanut kohta (Finnish), strinatura [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-scorch-en-noun-lUeLPT1P Disambiguation of 'A discolouration caused by heat': 1 85 14
  3. (phytopathology) Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Phytopathology, Temperature Translations (Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi): kuivunut kohta (Finnish), imbrunimento [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-scorch-en-noun-t9Zoe~aF Disambiguation of Temperature: 15 7 17 0 19 10 13 6 4 10 Topics: biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, phytopathology, sciences Disambiguation of 'Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi': 1 10 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: leaf scorch, scorched earth, scorchy

Verb

IPA: /skɔːtʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /skɔɹt͡ʃ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-scorch.ogg [US] Forms: scorches [present, singular, third-person], scorching [participle, present], scorched [participle, past], scorched [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tʃ Etymology: From Middle English scorchen, scorcnen (“to make dry; parch”), perhaps an alteration of earlier *scorpnen, from Old Norse skorpna (“to shrivel up”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|scorchen}} Middle English scorchen, {{m|enm|scorcnen||to make dry; parch}} scorcnen (“to make dry; parch”), {{m|enm|*scorpnen}} *scorpnen, {{der|en|non|skorpna||to shrivel up}} Old Norse skorpna (“to shrivel up”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} scorch (third-person singular simple present scorches, present participle scorching, simple past and past participle scorched)
  1. (transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Fire Translations (to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it): обгарям (obgarjam) (Bulgarian), 烤焦 (Chinese Mandarin), schroeien (Dutch), verzengen (Dutch), paahtaa (Finnish), korventaa (Finnish), kärventää (Finnish), roussir (French), brûler (French), chamuscar (Galician), torrar (Galician), esturruxar (Galician), verbrennen (German), perzsel (Hungarian), bruletar (Ido), tíor (Irish), bruciacchiare (Italian), scottare (Italian), adūrō (Latin), ngunu (Maori), hunuhunu (Maori), پرهودن (parhudan) (Persian), پیهودن (peyhudan) (Persian), chamuscar (Portuguese), обжига́ть (obžigátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), обже́чь (obžéčʹ) [perfective] (Russian), пали́ть (palítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), спали́ть (spalítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), опаля́ть (opaljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), опали́ть (opalítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), выжига́ть (vyžigátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́жечь (výžečʹ) [perfective] (Russian), प्लोषति (ploṣati) (Sanskrit), chamuscar (Spanish), bränna (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-scorch-en-verb-lYo1AfPj Disambiguation of Fire: 2 8 8 12 28 9 3 25 3 3 Disambiguation of 'to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it': 60 3 2 1 34 0 0
  2. (transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Fire, Temperature Translations (to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire): ütmək (Azerbaijani), изгарям (izgarjam) (Bulgarian), verschroeien (Dutch), polttaa (Finnish), torrar (Galician), queimar (Galician), verbrennen (German), bruletar (Ido), bruciare (Italian), incendiare (Italian), incenerire (Italian), ardere (Italian), fare tabula rasa (Italian), 질주 (jilju) (Korean), urere (Latin), rangirangi (Maori), przypiekać (Polish), queimar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-scorch-en-verb-Oic2wBrN Disambiguation of Fire: 2 8 8 12 28 9 3 25 3 3 Disambiguation of Temperature: 15 7 17 0 19 10 13 6 4 10 Disambiguation of 'to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire': 0 67 3 3 24 0 3
  3. (ergative) (To cause) to become scorched or singed Tags: ergative Translations (to (cause to) become scorched or singed): изгарям се (izgarjam se) (Bulgarian), verzengen (Dutch), paahtaa (Finnish), korventaa (Finnish), kärventää [cause] (Finnish), paahtua (Finnish), korventua (Finnish), kärventyä (english: become) (Finnish), roussir (French), brûler (French), chamuscar (Galician), bruletar (Ido), scottarsi (Italian), chamuscar (Portuguese), выгора́ть (vygorátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́гореть (výgoretʹ) [perfective] (Russian), опаля́ться (opaljátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), опали́ться (opalítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-scorch-en-verb-cFgotYwP Disambiguation of 'to (cause to) become scorched or singed': 2 2 91 1 3 1 1
  4. (intransitive) To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively). Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Temperature Translations (to move at high speed): карам лудо (karam ludo) (Bulgarian), 疾驰 (jíchí) (Chinese Mandarin), paahtaa (Finnish), kaahata (Finnish), rasen (German)
    Sense id: en-scorch-en-verb-R0g~IWfl Disambiguation of Temperature: 15 7 17 0 19 10 13 6 4 10 Disambiguation of 'to move at high speed': 2 1 2 91 2 1 1
  5. To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire. Categories (topical): Fire Translations (to burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire): polttaa (Finnish), paahtaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-scorch-en-verb-8ZmWwxDB Disambiguation of Fire: 2 8 8 12 28 9 3 25 3 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 8 20 14 8 2 30 2 2 Disambiguation of 'to burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire': 22 9 2 1 67 0 0
  6. (transitive) To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence. Tags: transitive Translations (to attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence): hiillostaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-scorch-en-verb-yMjdTLg3 Disambiguation of 'to attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence': 0 0 1 1 1 97 0
  7. (intransitive, colloquial, dated) To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway. Tags: colloquial, dated, intransitive
    Sense id: en-scorch-en-verb-yaZjEf06
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: livid

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
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        {
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          "word": "chamuscar"
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          "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
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          "_dis1": "60 3 2 1 34 0 0",
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          ],
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          "_dis1": "60 3 2 1 34 0 0",
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          "roman": "opaljátʹ",
          "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
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        {
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          "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
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        {
          "_dis1": "60 3 2 1 34 0 0",
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          "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
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          "_dis1": "60 3 2 1 34 0 0",
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          "_dis1": "60 3 2 1 34 0 0",
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            "Energy",
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        "(transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy"
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          "_dis1": "0 67 3 3 24 0 3",
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          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "ütmək"
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          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "изгарям"
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          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "verschroeien"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 67 3 3 24 0 3",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "polttaa"
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          "_dis1": "0 67 3 3 24 0 3",
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "torrar"
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          "_dis1": "0 67 3 3 24 0 3",
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          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "queimar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 67 3 3 24 0 3",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "verbrennen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 67 3 3 24 0 3",
          "code": "io",
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          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "bruletar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 67 3 3 24 0 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "bruciare"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 67 3 3 24 0 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "incendiare"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 67 3 3 24 0 3",
          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "incenerire"
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          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "ardere"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 67 3 3 24 0 3",
          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "fare tabula rasa"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 67 3 3 24 0 3",
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          "roman": "jilju",
          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "질주"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 67 3 3 24 0 3",
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          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "urere"
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          "_dis1": "0 67 3 3 24 0 3",
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          "word": "rangirangi"
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          "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
          "word": "przypiekać"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 67 3 3 24 0 3",
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          "word": "queimar"
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        "(ergative) (To cause) to become scorched or singed"
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          "roman": "izgarjam se",
          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
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          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "word": "verzengen"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "word": "paahtaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 91 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "word": "korventaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 91 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "topics": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 91 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "word": "paahtua"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 91 1 3 1 1",
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          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "word": "korventua"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 91 1 3 1 1",
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          "english": "become",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "word": "kärventyä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 91 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "word": "roussir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 91 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "word": "brûler"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 91 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "word": "chamuscar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 91 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "io",
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          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "word": "bruletar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 91 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "word": "scottarsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 91 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "word": "chamuscar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 91 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vygorátʹ",
          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "выгора́ть"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 91 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "výgoretʹ",
          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
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          "word": "вы́гореть"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 91 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "opaljátʹsja",
          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "опаля́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 91 1 3 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "opalítʹsja",
          "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "опали́ться"
        }
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          "name": "Temperature",
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        {
          "ref": "1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 289",
          "text": "Men on cycles, lean-faced, unkempt, scorched along every country lane, shouting of unhoped deliverance, shouting to gaunt, staring figures of despair.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively)."
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        "(intransitive) To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively)."
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          "_dis1": "2 1 2 91 2 1 1",
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          "roman": "karam ludo",
          "sense": "to move at high speed",
          "word": "карам лудо"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 91 2 1 1",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jíchí",
          "sense": "to move at high speed",
          "word": "疾驰"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 91 2 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to move at high speed",
          "word": "paahtaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 91 2 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to move at high speed",
          "word": "kaahata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 91 2 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to move at high speed",
          "word": "rasen"
        }
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
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            "Nature",
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          "_dis1": "22 9 2 1 67 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "polttaa"
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          "word": "paahtaa"
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        "To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence."
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        "(transitive) To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 1 1 97 0",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence",
          "word": "hiillostaa"
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      ],
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        "(intransitive, colloquial, dated) To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway."
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      "word": "обгаряне"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "A slight or surface burn",
      "word": "kärventymä"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "A slight or surface burn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bruciacchiatura"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "A slight or surface burn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "strinatura"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bruciatura"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    },
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      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "A slight or surface burn",
      "word": "senġan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "A slight or surface burn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chamuscada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ožóg",
      "sense": "A slight or surface burn",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ожо́г"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "A discolouration caused by heat",
      "word": "een verkleuring veroorzaakt door hitte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "A discolouration caused by heat",
      "word": "kärventymä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "A discolouration caused by heat",
      "word": "palanut kohta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "A discolouration caused by heat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "strinatura"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi",
      "word": "kuivunut kohta"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "imbrunimento"
    }
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        "(transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy"
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        "(To cause) to become scorched or singed"
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        "(ergative) (To cause) to become scorched or singed"
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        "To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively)."
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        "(intransitive) To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively)."
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        "To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence."
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        "(transitive) To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence."
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        "English dated terms",
        "English intransitive verbs"
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        "To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway."
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        "(intransitive, colloquial, dated) To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway."
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obgarjam",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "обгарям"
    },
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      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "烤焦"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "schroeien"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "verzengen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "paahtaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "korventaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "kärventää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "roussir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "brûler"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "chamuscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "torrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "esturruxar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "verbrennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "perzsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "bruletar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "tíor"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "bruciacchiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "scottare"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "adūrō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "ngunu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "hunuhunu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "parhudan",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "پرهودن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "peyhudan",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "پیهودن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "chamuscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obžigátʹ",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "обжига́ть"
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      "roman": "obžéčʹ",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
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      "word": "обже́чь"
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    {
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      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
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      "word": "пали́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "spalítʹ",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
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      ],
      "word": "спали́ть"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opaljátʹ",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
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      ],
      "word": "опаля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opalítʹ",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "опали́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "vyžigátʹ",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
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      ],
      "word": "выжига́ть"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výžečʹ",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́жечь"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "ploṣati",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "प्लोषति"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "chamuscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it",
      "word": "bränna"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "ütmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izgarjam",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "изгарям"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "verschroeien"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "polttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "torrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "queimar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "verbrennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "bruletar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "bruciare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "incendiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "incenerire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "ardere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "fare tabula rasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jilju",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "질주"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "urere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "rangirangi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "przypiekać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire",
      "word": "queimar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izgarjam se",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "word": "изгарям се"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "word": "verzengen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "word": "paahtaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "word": "korventaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "topics": [
        "cause"
      ],
      "word": "kärventää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "word": "paahtua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "word": "korventua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "become",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "word": "kärventyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "word": "roussir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "word": "brûler"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "word": "chamuscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "word": "bruletar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "word": "scottarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "word": "chamuscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vygorátʹ",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "выгора́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výgoretʹ",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́гореть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opaljátʹsja",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "опаля́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opalítʹsja",
      "sense": "to (cause to) become scorched or singed",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "опали́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "karam ludo",
      "sense": "to move at high speed",
      "word": "карам лудо"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jíchí",
      "sense": "to move at high speed",
      "word": "疾驰"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to move at high speed",
      "word": "paahtaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to move at high speed",
      "word": "kaahata"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to move at high speed",
      "word": "rasen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire",
      "word": "polttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire",
      "word": "paahtaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence",
      "word": "hiillostaa"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "scorch"
  ],
  "word": "scorch"
}

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