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parch

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1. parch - Noun

2. parch - Verb

Meaning

To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn.

To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever.

To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry.

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Let me rather starve, And let my heart parch with thirst, And let me die and perish, Ere I stretch my hand To a cup you did not fill, Or a bowl you did not bless. Kahlil Gibran

The sun parched the earth Source: Internet

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