1. (

• parch ,
• sear ,

) cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth" ;

1. (

• adust ,
• baked ,
• parched ,
• scorched ,
• sunbaked

) dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats" ;

2. (

• parched

) toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet" ;