Overview of verb parch

The verb parch has 1 sense

• parch, sear -- (cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth")

Overview of adj parched

The adj parched has 2 senses

• adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked -- (dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats")


• parched -- (toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet")