To burn the surface of, to scorch.
We're parched, hon. Could you send up an ale from the cooler?
The patient's mouth is parched from fever.
To roast, as dry grain.
To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.
To make very thirsty.
To become superficially burnt; be become sunburned.
The condition of being parched.
To create a flame (using a match, flint, etc.).