parch

[ pahrch ]

/ pɑrtʃ /

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verb (used with object)

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.

verb (used without object)

to suffer from heat, thirst, or need of water.

to become parched; undergo drying by heat.

to dry (usually followed by up).

Origin of parch

1350–1400; Middle English perchen< ?

SYNONYMS FOR parch

1 dry, shrivel, dessicate.

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ANTONYMS FOR parch

wet, moisten.

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OTHER WORDS FROM parch

parch·a·ble, adjectiveparch·ed·ly

[pahr-chid-lee, pahrcht-], /ˈpɑr tʃɪd li, ˈpɑrtʃt-/, adverbparch·ed·ness, nounparch·ing·ly, adverb

un·parched, adjectiveun·parch·ing, adjective

Words nearby parch

parcel out, parcel post, parcel tanker, parcenary, parcener, parch, Parcheesi, parchment, parchmentize, parchment paper, parchment worm

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Example sentences from the Web for parch

Only the parch and the blaze were over, and beautiful dews had cooled away their fever.
We Girls: A Home Story|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
The natives catch them in small nets, when they come to devour their potato-vines, and parch them over the fire in an earthen pan.
Curious Facts in the History of Insects; Including Spiders and Scorpions.|Frank Cowan
Another effect of the over heating of the stove is to desiccate or parch the air, and to render it irritating when breathed.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
This they also gather, and parch and store away in leather sacks, for the season of want.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume 28|Various

Presently, he knew, thirst would begin to parch his throat and hunger to gnaw at him.
The Tree of Life|Catherine Lucille Moore

British Dictionary definitions for parch

parch

/ (pɑːtʃ) /

verb

to deprive or be deprived of water; dry upthe sun parches the fields

(tr; usually passive) to make very thirstyI was parched after the run

(tr) to roast (corn, etc) lightly

Word Origin for parch

C14: of obscure origin

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单词	parch
释义	parch [ pahrch ] / pɑrtʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR parch ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) 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. verb (used without object) to suffer from heat, thirst, or need of water. to become parched; undergo drying by heat. to dry (usually followed by up). Origin of parch 1350–1400; Middle English perchen< ? SYNONYMS FOR parch 1 dry, shrivel, dessicate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR parch ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR parch wet, moisten. SEE ANTONYMS FOR parch ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM parch parch·a·ble, adjectiveparch·ed·ly [pahr-chid-lee, pahrcht-], /ˈpɑr tʃɪd li, ˈpɑrtʃt-/, adverbparch·ed·ness, nounparch·ing·ly, adverb un·parched, adjectiveun·parch·ing, adjective Words nearby parch parcel out, parcel post, parcel tanker, parcenary, parcener, parch, Parcheesi, parchment, parchmentize, parchment paper, parchment worm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for parch Only the parch and the blaze were over, and beautiful dews had cooled away their fever. We Girls: A Home Story\|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney The natives catch them in small nets, when they come to devour their potato-vines, and parch them over the fire in an earthen pan. Curious Facts in the History of Insects; Including Spiders and Scorpions.\|Frank Cowan Another effect of the over heating of the stove is to desiccate or parch the air, and to render it irritating when breathed. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley This they also gather, and parch and store away in leather sacks, for the season of want. Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume 28\|Various Presently, he knew, thirst would begin to parch his throat and hunger to gnaw at him. The Tree of Life\|Catherine Lucille Moore British Dictionary definitions for parch parch / (pɑːtʃ) / verb to deprive or be deprived of water; dry upthe sun parches the fields (tr; usually passive) to make very thirstyI was parched after the run (tr) to roast (corn, etc) lightly Word Origin for parch C14: of obscure origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to parch sear, evaporate, scorch, blister, brown, dehydrate, wither, exsiccate, desiccate, stale, shrivel, dry up
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parch

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verb (used without object)

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