parch

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /pɑrtʃ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /pɑːtʃ/

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Verb

Plain form parch

Third-person singular parches

Past tense parched

Past participle parched

Present participle parching

1. (transitive) If you parch something, you burn the surface of it.
   • Synonym: scorch

   The sun today could parch cement.