What is the meaning of Scorch?

A slight or surface burn.

A discolouration caused by heat.

Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi.

To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it

To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy

(To cause) to become scorched or singed

To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).

To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.

To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.

To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway.

Source: wiktionary.org