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scorch

/skɔːtʃ/verb

उच्चारण स्कॉर्च

झुलसाना, (सतह को) जला देना; झुलस जाना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [T, I] ~ sth

    to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot; to be slightly burnt in this way

    झुलसाना, (सतह को) जला देना; झुलस जाना

    • I scorched my shirt with the iron.
    • The milk scorched at the bottom of the pan.
    • Take care not to scorch the rice at the bottom of the pot.
    + 2 more examples
    • The iron was too hot and scorched the curtain.
    • The edges of the paper scorched as it came near the flame.

    Synonyms singe sear char burn blacken

  2. 2

    [T, I]

    to make plants, grass or the ground dry and brown because of hot weather; to become dry and brown in this way

    (धूप या गर्मी से) सुखा देना, झुलसाना

    • The fields were scorched by the long summer.
    • scorched grass
    • The sun scorched the fields all through May.
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    • The grass scorches quickly if there is no rain.
    • The scorched earth cracked in the heat.

    Synonyms parch wither shrivel sear

  3. 3

    [I] + adv./prep. informal

    to move very fast

    बहुत तेज़ी से जाना

    • The bike scorched past us down the highway.
    • Children scorched past on their bicycles down the hill road.
    • The motorcycle scorched down the empty road.
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    • A fast car scorched past the checkpoint.
    • The ball scorched along the grass to the boundary.

    Synonyms race speed zoom tear

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a mark made on a surface by burning

    जलने का निशान

    • There's a scorch mark on the tablecloth.
    • The iron left a scorch on my white shirt.
    • The old chair had a scorch on its arm.
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    • A scorch ran along the edge of the carpet.
    • There was a scorch on the wall above the stove.

    Synonyms burn singe

◇Word family
scorching adjectivescorcher noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

singe sear char burn blacken parch wither shrivel race speed zoom tear

§Grammar and usage

A scorched-earth policy is a military policy of destroying everything useful, such as crops and buildings, so that an enemy cannot use it.

Scorched-earth policy एक सैन्य नीति है जिसमें फ़सल, इमारतें जैसी हर काम की चीज़ नष्ट कर दी जाती है ताकि दुश्मन उसका इस्तेमाल न कर सके।