dunk vs parch

dunk

verb
  • To submerge briefly in a liquid. 

  • To set down carelessly. 

  • To put down on social media [+ on (object)]. 

  • To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power. 

noun
  • The act or instance of dunking, particularly in basketball. 

parch

verb
  • To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat. 

  • To burn the surface of, to scorch. 

  • We're parched, hon. Could you send up an ale from the cooler? 

  • The patient's mouth is parched from fever. 

  • To roast, as dry grain. 

  • To make very thirsty. 

  • To become superficially burnt; be become sunburned. 

noun
  • The condition of being parched. 

How often have the words dunk and parch occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )