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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dry, dry outverb

    become dry or drier

    "The laundry dries in the sun"

  2. run dry, dry outverb

    become empty of water

    "The river runs dry in the summer"

  3. dry, dry outverb

    remove the moisture from and make dry

    "dry clothes"; "dry hair"

Wiktionary

  1. dry outverb

    To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.

  2. dry outverb

    To sober up; to cease to be drunk.

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  1. dry out

    "Dry out" is a phrase that typically refers to the process of removing moisture or water from something, usually through exposure to heat or air. This could be applied to a wide variety of objects or substances, such as clothes, soil, or food. In a different context, "dry out" can also refer to the process of someone recovering from alcohol addiction, particularly in a rehabilitation center.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dry out in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dry out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of dry out in a Sentence

  1. Daniel Swain:

    Once things clear out and dry out.

  2. Oregon Governor Kate Brown:

    As we move into summer, many areas of the state are going to dry out very quickly, likely leading to a difficult fire season as well as water shortages, we need our state, local and federal partners to be prepared as our communities grapple with hot and dry conditions.

  3. Mario Tama/Getty Images Hatchett:

    As things start to dry out and get warmer, this is a good year to really think about what’s going to happen, what’s growing, and how can you deal with [ the fuels ] to reduce your fire risk in upcoming seasons.

  4. Geoff Ogilvy:

    They are just quality holes out there, it's an incredible bunch of holes on not an amazing piece of land, really, compared it to a lot of other great courses. Cool and interesting stuff uphill, downhill, Geoff Ogilvy have to move the ball both ways, awkward angles. It's just a great golf course, really. And it's immaculate this year. Nobody likes the drought in California, but it's good for a course like this to dry out a little bit.

  5. Daniel Swain:

    If we have another summer punctuated by record heat – as we have pretty much every year for the past decade, at least somewhere in the West – then all of that extra vegetation still manages to dry out more or less completely, so, by the end of the summer and the fall, the peak of the dry season, what you then have is a system full of extra vegetation that is just as dry as it would have been.


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