渴 — meaning in English

English meaning

• parched adj Dried out from heat or lack of moisture.
• prayer noun Words or thoughts directed to a god or higher power, as thanks, request, or worship.
• thirst noun The feeling of needing something to drink.
• thirsty adj Needing or wanting a drink.

Senses

渴 is used for these senses in English:

• dehydrate (transitive) To remove water from; to dry up.
• parched Very thirsty.
• prayer (countable) A request; a petition.
• thirst A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane.
• thirsty (informal, uncommon) Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.

parched — full definition

1. adj Dried out from heat or lack of moisture.
2. adj Extremely thirsty.

prayer — full definition

1. noun Words or thoughts directed to a god or higher power, as thanks, request, or worship.
2. noun A hoped-for outcome that seems very unlikely; a faint chance.

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