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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024parch /pɑrtʃ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to make (something) too dry, as heat, sun, and wind do:The hot sun soon parched the desert.
- to make thirsty:That hard work in the sun parched us.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024parch (pärch),USA pronunciation v.t. - to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- to make dry, hot, or thirsty:Walking in the sun parched his throat.
- to dry (peas, beans, grain, etc.) by exposure to heat without burning; to toast or roast slightly:A staple of the Indian diet was parched corn.
- to dry or shrivel with cold.
v.i. - to suffer from heat, thirst, or need of water.
- to become parched;
undergo drying by heat. - to dry (usually fol. by up).
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- Middle English perchen 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dry, shrivel, dessicate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: parch /pɑːtʃ/ vb - to deprive or be deprived of water; dry up: the sun parches the fields
- (tr; usually passive) to make very thirsty
- (transitive) to roast (corn, etc) lightly
Etymology: 14th Century: of obscure origin |