scorch vs warm up

scorch

verb
  • 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 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 cause) to become scorched or singed 

noun
  • A slight or surface burn. 

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

  • A discolouration caused by heat. 

warm up

verb
  • To heat or reheat (e.g. food). 

  • To reach, or cause to reach, a normal operating temperature (of a car for example). 

  • To become warmer. 

  • To do gentle exercise, stretching etc., in order to prepare the body for more vigorous exercise. 

  • To make (an audience) enthusiastic or animated before a show 

  • To prepare for an activity by carrying out a practice or preparation routine. 

How often have the words scorch and warm up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )