The condition of being parched.

(transitive) To burn the surface of, to scorch.

(transitive) To roast, as dry grain.

(transitive) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.

(transitive, colloquial) To make very thirsty.

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

(intransitive) To become superficially burnt; to become sunburned.