scorch

/ˈskȯrch/

Middle English; probably akin to Middle English scorcnen to become singed, scorklen to parch

verb

  1. to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture

  2. to dry or shrivel with or as if with intense heat : parch

  3. to afflict painfully with censure or sarcasm

noun

  1. a result of scorching

  2. a browning of plant tissues usually from disease or heat

verb

  1. cut, slash