parched

«parched» in Mova's school dictionary: Very dry because of heat and lack of rain: "parched fields" — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (parched); also the past form of the verb parch (parch, parches, parched, parching)

meaning for a pupil

1) Very dry because of heat and lack of rain: "parched fields". tree →

2) (informal) Very thirsty: "I'm parched!" tree →

3) (of food) Dried or roasted, as in "parched corn". tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and science, parched land comes from drought; plants wilt and the soil cracks. In everyday talk, "I'm parched" means "I really need a drink". In stories, a parched desert traveller shows heat and danger.

examples

• After the long summer, the grass was parched. tree →
• "I'm parched! Can I have some water?" tree →
• The farmer looked sadly at his parched fields. tree →
• The desert sun parched the travellers' lips. tree →
• Rain finally fell on the parched earth. tree →
• Drink water often on hot days so you don't get parched. tree →
• He could hardly draw breath he was so worn out, and his mouth was parched by thirst. tree →

note

Mostly used as an adjective. "I'm parched" is informal, especially UK and Ireland. Stronger than "dry" or "thirsty".

In the corpora

• The wilderness and the parched land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «parched» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.