1. parch - Noun
2. parch - Verb
To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn.
To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever.
To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry.
Source: Webster's dictionaryLet me rather starve, And let my heart parch with thirst, And let me die and perish, Ere I stretch my hand To a cup you did not fill, Or a bowl you did not bless. Kahlil Gibran
The sun parched the earth Source: Internet