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1. (v.t.) parch
to make extremely or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
2. parch
to make thirsty.
3. parch
to dry (beans, grain, etc.) by exposure to heat without burning.
4. parch
to dry or shrivel with cold.
5. (v.i.) parch
to suffer from heat, thirst, or need of water.
6. parch
to undergo drying by heat.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME perchen, of uncert. orig.)
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| Definition of 'parch' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) parch, sear
cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
"The sun parched the earth"
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| Definition of 'parch' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) parch
to burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn
2. (verb) parch
to dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever
3. (verb) parch
to become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry
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Sense: to make hot and very dry
The sun parched the earth.
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 Afrikaans: verdor |
 Arabic: يَسْفَع، يُحَمِّص |
 Bulgarian: изсушавам |
 Brazilian: ressecar |
 Czech: sežehnout |
 German: ausdörren |
 Danish: afsvide; udtørre |
 Greek: ξεραίνω |
 Spanish: agostar, secar, resecar |
 Estonian: kuivaks kõrvetama |
 Farsi: خشکاندن |
 Finnish: paahtaa |
 French: dessécher |
 Hebrew: לְיַבֵּש |
 Hindi: झुलसाना, झुलसना |
 Croatian: ispržiti |
 Hungarian: kiszárít |
 Indonesian: menjadikan panas dan keri |
 Icelandic: þurrka upp |
 Italian: inaridire, riardere |
 Japanese: あぶる |
 Korean: (태양이)바싹 말리다 |
 Lithuanian: (iš)deginti, (iš)džiovint |
 Latvian: kveldēt; svilināt |
 Malay: menyebabkan sst kering ko |
 Dutch: verdorren |
 Norwegian: uttørke, svi |
 Polish: spiekać |
 Persian: خشکاندن |
 Pashto: وريتول، الوى كول، نينې كو |
 Portuguese: ressecar |
 Romanian: a pârjoli; a usca |
 Russian: иссушать |
 Slovak: spáliť |
 Slovenian: izsušiti |
 Serbian: spržiti |
 Swedish: sveda, bränna, förtorka |
 Thai: ตากแห้ง |
 Turkish: kavurup kurutmak |
 Taiwanese: 使乾透，烤(乾)，烘(乾) |
 Ukrainian: висушувати; палити |
 Urdu: سُکھانا، خشک کرنا |
 Vietnamese: nung |
 Chinese: 使干透，烤（干），烘（干） |
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