scorch

To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. synonym: burn.

To dry out or wither with intense heat.

To destroy (land and buildings) by fire or military action so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army.

To subject to severe censure; excoriate.

To become scorched or singed.

To go or move at a very fast, often excessively fast rate.

A slight or surface burn.

Brown spotting on plant leaves caused by pathogens, heat, or lack of water.

To ride very fast on a bicycle or in a motor-car.

To burn superficially; subject to a degree of heat that changes the color, or both the color and the texture, of the surface; parch or shrivel up the surface of by heat; singe.