Parch



verbpast tense: parched ; past participle: parched ; present participle: parching ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (dry by exposure to heat, to search; to shrivel with heat) (sun) parches (the land) ធ្វើអោយរីងស្ងួត (dust) parches (the throat) ធ្វើអោយស្ងួត
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) រីងស្ងួតឡើង
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: parched ; past participle: parched ; present participle: parching ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry.