PARCH
parch
Noun
- The condition of being parched.
Verb
- To burn the surface of, to scorch.
- The sun today could parch cement.
- To roast, as dry grain.
- To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.
- The patient's mouth is parched from fever.
- To make thirsty.
- We're parched, hon. Could you send up an ale from the cooler?
- To boil something slowly (Still used in Lancashire in , a type of mushy peas).
- To become superficially burnt; be become sunburned.
- The locals watched, amused, as the tourists parched in the sun, having neglected to apply sunscreen or bring water.
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