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Meaning of 'parch' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Parch [ v. i.]
- To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry.
2 . Parch [ v. t.]
- To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn.
- To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever.

Meaning of 'parch' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . parch [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
Example in sentence:
  • The sun parched the earth

Nearby Words:

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