parched Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
   sear; parch.
   
   • The sun parched the earth
2. adjective satellite dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
   adust; scorched; baked; sunbaked.
   
   • a vast desert all adust
   • land lying baked in the heat
   • parched soil
   • the earth was scorched and bare
   • sunbaked salt flats
3. adjective satellite toasted or roasted slightly
   
   • parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet

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