parching
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To burn the surface of, to scorch.
“The sun today could parch cement.”
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To roast, as dry grain.
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To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.
“The patient's mouth is parched from fever.”
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To make thirsty.
“We're parched, hon. Could you send up an ale from the cooler?”
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To boil something slowly (Still used in Lancashire in parched peas, a type of mushy peas).
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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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The process of parching or roasting something, such as corn.
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The condition of being parched; absolute dryness.
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Capable of causing something to parch.
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(of thirst) Extreme.
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