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dry (sb/sth) off
[ M ]
to make someone or something dry, or to become dry, especially on the surface
• I dried myself off and got dressed., dry (sth) out
to make something dry, or to become dry
• If you don't keep food covered, it dries out., dry up
WATER
1. If a river, lake, etc. dries up, the water in it disappears. , dry sth up
[ M ] mainly UK
to dry plates, cups, etc. with a cloth after they have been washed , dry up
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2. If a supply of something dries up, it ends
• His main source of work had dried up, leaving him short of money., dry out
informal
Someone who dries out stops being dependent on (= unable to stop drinking) alcohol
• He went to a clinic in Arizona to dry out.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb ADV. carefully, completely, thoroughly Wait until the paint has completely dried. Always dry clothes thoroughly before you wear them again. | quickly | slowly | naturally | off, out We left the wood in the shed to dry out. VERB + DRY allow sth to, leave sth to, let sth It's best to let your hair dry naturally. PHRASAL VERBS dry up become empty of water ADV. completely It's been so hot this year that the pond has dried up completely. be no longer available ADV. completely Funds have completely dried up. | virtually, adj. VERBS be, feel, look, seem | become, get, go, run Come into the warm and get dry, both of you. Ruth felt her mouth go dry. The wells in most villages in the region have run dry. (figurative) Vaccine supplies started to run dry as the flu outbreak reached epidemic proportions. | keep, remain, stay We managed to keep dry by huddling in a doorway. There is every prospect of the weather remaining dry this week. | pat sb/sth, rub sb/sth, towel sb Rinse the mushrooms and pat dry. He towelled himself dry. | bleed sb, milk sb, squeeze sb, suck sb (all figurative) The big corporations are bleeding some of these small countries dry (= taking all their money). | keep sth This type of wound is best kept dry without a dressing. ADV. excessively, extremely, very | bone, completely, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally The river was bone dry. Make sure the paint is thoroughly dry. | almost, nearly | barely, hardly, scarcely (often figurative) The ink was scarcely dry on the ceasefire agreement before fighting broke out again. | mainly, mostly The day will start bright and mainly dry. | a bit, a little, rather, reasonably, relatively
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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dry
having very little moisture, or no longer wet:
• How do plants survive in hot dry conditions? • My mouth feels dry. • The clothes should be dry. • The ground was bone dry (= completely dry ) .
parched
completely dry – used about land, or about someone’s lips, throat, skin etc:
• The earth was so parched that there were huge cracks in it. • parched lips
arid
extremely dry because of lack or rain and therefore difficult for growing crops:
• the arid landscape of the Danakil desert • an arid mountain region
Longman-Thesaurus
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In addition to the idioms beginning with DRY, Also see CUT AND DRIED; HANG OUT TO DRY; HIGH AND DRY; KEEP ONE'S POWDER DRY; WELL'S RUN DRY.
American Heritage Idioms
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adj.
arid:
It was a dry summer that year.
adj.
boring:
That was a very dry speech.
verb
dehydrate:
We need to dry our clothes.
Simple Definitions
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dry
nouns
dry grass
• There had been no rain and the grass was very dry.
dry clothes
• I had no dry clothes to change into.
dry land
(= not the sea )
• It was good to get off the ship onto dry land again.
dry ingredients
(= the things in a recipe that are not liquid )
• Add the eggs and milk to the dry ingredients.
verbs
keep dry
• We managed to keep dry inside an old farm building.
get dry
(= become dry )
• Come inside and get dry.
shake/rub/wipe etc something dry
• He wiped his hands dry with a handkerchief.
towel something dry
(= use a towel to dry something )
• Towel your hair dry before using a hairdryer.
phrases
dry as a bone/bone dry
(= completely dry )
• These plants need some water – they’re dry as a bone.
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