parch
/pɑrtʃ/
verb
- To make something very dry, especially because of heat or lack of water.
- The drought parched the soil, leaving deep cracks in the ground.
- Leaving bread in the oven too long will parch it into a hard crust.
- The summer sun parched the grass in the field.
- To make someone very thirsty.
- Running in the hot sun parched my throat.
- A long day of hiking in the desert will parch anyone.
- The salty snacks parched us, so we drank a lot of water.