parch

1. (transitive) To burn the surface of, to scorch.Examples: "The sun today could parch cement."transitive

2. (transitive) To roast, as dry grain.Examples: "Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn."transitive

3. (transitive) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.Examples: "The patient’s mouth is parched from fever."; "They vvould go over board vvith a Rope faſtned about them, that by drenching themſelves a vvhile in the Sea, they might eaſe the internal Heat vvhich parched them; and vvhen they ſtood any of them to ſteer the Veſſel, they vvould have their Feet in a Pail of Sea VVater to refrigerate 'em."; "The last day's march was very painful, for the north wind, blowing full in their faces, parched and benumbed the men."transitive

4. (transitive, colloquial) To make very thirsty.Examples: "We're parched, hon. Could you send up an ale from the cooler?"; "In my haste I stumbled , and fell over one of the wounded; he groaned, and prayed me for a cup of water to cool the thirst that parched him."; "Serpents bit them, thirst parched them, Amalekites assailed them."colloquialtransitive

5. (transitive, archaic) To boil something slowly (Still used in Lancashire in parched peas, a type of mushy peas).archaictransitive

6. (intransitive) To become superficially burnt; to become sunburned.Examples: "The locals watched, amused, as the tourists parched in the sun, having neglected to apply sunscreen or bring water."intransitive