scorch, v.
(scorched, scorches, scorching)
freq. cnt. 1
(scorched, scorches, scorching)
freq. cnt. 1
make very hot and dry
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
scorch sear
sample sentences
"The heat scorched the countryside"verb frames
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become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
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scorch
sample sentences
"The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"verb frames
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hypernym
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
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blacken char scorch sear
sample sentences
"The cook blackened the chicken breast""The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"
"the flames scorched the ceiling"
verb frames
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
hyponym
destroy completely by or as if by fire
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scorch
sample sentences
"The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes""the invaders scorched the land"
verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
become superficially burned
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scorch sear singe
sample sentences
"my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"verb frames
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