Found 3 items, similar to parch.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: parch memanggang
English → English (WordNet) Definition: parch parch v : cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; “The sun parched the earth” [syn: sear]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Parch Parch \Parch\ (p[aum]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parched; p. pr. & vb. n. Parching.] [OE. perchen to pierce, hence used of a piercing heat or cold, OF. perchier, another form of percier, F. percer. See Pierce.] 1. To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn. [1913 Webster] Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn. --Lev. xxiii. 14. [1913 Webster] 2. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever. [1913 Webster] The ground below is parched. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Parch \Parch\, v. i. To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry. “Parch in Afric sun.” --Shak. [1913 Webster]