Char - Scald - Scorch - Singe
These words all mean to damage, injure, destroy or kill sb/sth with heat or fire.
Burn to damage, injure, destroy or kill sb/sth with fire, heat or acid; to be damaged, etc. by fire, heat or acid: She burned all his letters. | The house burned down in 7995.
Char (usually passive) to make sth black by burning it; to become black by burning: The bodies had been charred beyond recognition.
Scald to burn part of your body with very hot liquid or steam.
Scorch to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot: I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.
Singe to burn the surface of sth slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way: He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.
SCORCH OR SINGE?
Things are scorched by heat or fire. Things can only be singed by fire or a flame.
PATTERNS
*to burn/scald yourself/your hand
*to burn/scorch/singe your hair/clothes
*burned out/charred/scorched remains/ruins/ buildings
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