parch

/pɑ:tʃ/

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Word: Parch

Definition: The verb "parch" means to make something very dry, especially because of heat or lack of water. When something is parched, it often looks wilted or shriveled because it has lost moisture.

Usage Instructions:

• Form: "Parch" is a verb.
• Tense:
  • Present: parch
  • Past: parched
  • Present participle: parching

Example Sentence:

• "The intense sun parched the grass in the field, turning it brown and crunchy."

Advanced Usage:

In literature, "parch" can be used metaphorically to describe emotional states, like feeling parched for love or attention, indicating a deep longing or desire.

Word Variants:

• Noun: Parchment (a type of paper, traditionally made from animal skin)
• Adjective: Parched (describing something that is extremely dry)

Different Meanings:

1. Literal: To dry out physically due to heat or lack of moisture.

   • Example: "The desert air parched the travelers' lips."

2. Figurative: To experience a lack of something essential.

   • Example: "After weeks without a visitor, she felt parched for conversation."

Synonyms:

• Dry out
• Dehydrate
• Wither
• Shrivel
• Desiccate

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

While "parch" itself does not have specific idioms or phrasal verbs, you can use related terms in phrases: - "Parched throat" (to describe feeling very thirsty) - Example: "After the long hike, I had a parched throat and needed water."

Summary:

"To parch" means to dry something out due to heat or lack of water. You can use it in both literal and metaphorical contexts.

Academic

Verb

1. cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
   • The sun parched the earth

Synonyms

• sear