noun

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

verb

• (transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
• (transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
  "Lashed by mad rage, and scorched by brutal fires."
• (ergative) (To cause) to become scorched or singed
• (intransitive) To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).
  "Men on cycles, lean-faced, unkempt, scorched along every country lane, shouting of unhoped deliverance, shouting to gaunt, staring figures of despair."