scorch

n 1: a surface burn [syn: {singe}]

2: a discoloration caused by heat

v 1: make very hot; "searing heat" [syn: {sear}]

2: burn so as to affect color or taste; "blackened chicken

breast"; "The ceiling above the fireplace was charred"

[syn: {char}, {blacken}]

3: burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" [syn:

{singe}, {swinge}]

4: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun

parched the earth" [syn: {parch}, {sear}]