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Definitions for Parch

[1] to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
[2] to make dry, hot, or thirsty: Walking in the sun parched his throat.
[3] to dry (peas, beans, grain, etc.) by exposure to heat without burning; to toast or roast slightly: A staple of the Indian diet was parched corn.
[4] to dry or shrivel with cold.
[5] to suffer from heat, thirst, or need of water.
[6] to become parched; undergo drying by heat.
[7] to dry (usually followed by up ).
[8] to deprive or be deprived of water; dry up the sun parches the fields
[9] (tr; usually passive) to make very thirsty I was parched after the run
[10] (tr) to roast (corn, etc) lightly

Words related to Parch

sear, evaporate, scorch, blister, brown, dehydrate, wither, exsiccate, desiccate, stale, shrivel

Words nearby Parch

parcel tanker, parcel-gilt, parceling, parcenary, parcener, parch, parcheesi, parchment, parchment paper, parchment worm, parchmentize

Origin of Parch

1350–1400; Middle English perchen < ?

Other words from Parch

parch·a·ble , adjective
parch·ed·ly [pahr -chid-lee, pahrcht -] /ˈpɑr tʃɪd li, ˈpɑrtʃt-/ , adverb
parch·ed·ness , noun
parch·ing·ly , adverb
un·parched , adjective
un·parch·ing , adjective

Word origin for Parch

C14: of obscure origin

Synonyms for Parch

evaporate, scorch, sear, blister, brown, dehydrate, desiccate, exsiccate, shrivel, stale, wither, dry up, make thirsty