scorch up
C1 neutral separable both
In simple words
To become dried up and damaged by very strong heat.
Literal meaning: To scorch (burn on the surface) all the way up — fairly transparent.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To dry out and burn on the surface as a result of extreme heat, especially sunlight or fire.
"The summer drought scorched up the farmland, leaving nothing but cracked, brown soil."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Relatively rare. Used to describe the effect of intense heat or sun on vegetation, land, or surfaces. More common in descriptive or literary writing than in everyday speech.
Commonly used with
grass crops land vegetation fields earth
Forms
Base
scorch up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
scorches up
he/she/it
Past simple
scorched up
yesterday
Past participle
scorched up
have + pp
-ing form
scorching up
continuous
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