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parch
Pronunciation: ⁄pɑːtʃ
verb
·              1make or become dry through intense heat: [with object]:
a piece of grassland parched by the sun[no object]:his crops parched during the last two summers(as adjective parching)a fierce parching heat has set in
·    [with object] roast (corn, peas, etc.) lightly.
·              2 (as adjective parchedinformal extremely thirsty:
I’m parched—I’ll die without a drink



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