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What does parch mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word parch? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To burn the surface of, to scorch.
  2. (transitive) To roast, as dry grain.
  3. (transitive) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.
  4. (transitive, colloquial) To make thirsty.
  5. (transitive, archaic) To boil something slowly (Still used in Lancashire in parched peas, a type of mushy peas).
  6. (intransitive) To become superficially burnt; be become sunburned.
Noun
  1. The condition of being parched.
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