parch

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Synonyms: arch, perch, march, patch, porch, eparch, paich, parc, larch, -arch, purch

Antonyms: arch, perch, march, patch, porch, eparch, paich, parc, larch, -arch, purch

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To burn the surface of, to [[scorch]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[roast]], as dry grain.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[dry]] to extremity; to [[shrivel]] with heat.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|colloquial}} To be very [[thirsty]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive|archaic}} To [[boil]] something slowly (''Still used in Lancashire in [[w:Black peas|parched peas]], a type of [[mushy peas]]'').
6. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become superficially burnt; to become sunburned.

Noun

1. The condition of being [[parched]].

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