Dictionary

dry out en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (transitive) To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry.
   • Placing socks on the radiator will dry them out more quickly.
2. (intransitive) To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed; to become dry.
   • Your trousers need to dry out before you put them on.
3. (ambitransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) To (cause to) sober up; to cease to be drunk; to quit using drugs or alcohol.
4. (intransitive, of a bowling lane) To become less oily, affecting play, after being oiled up.

Forms

Coordinates

dry up · dry up

Hypernyms

dry · dry

Synonyms

dessicate · dehydrate · dessicate · dehydrate

Translations (42)

izh kuivaa ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · kw deseha ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · ug قۇرۇماق ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · pl wysuszać ((transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from) · kw desygha ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · ru вы́сушиться ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · ru высыха́ть ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · bg изсъ́хвам ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · be высыха́ць ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · fr se dessécher ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · ru вы́сохнуть ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · ru высу́шивать ((transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from) · tr kurumak ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · mn хатаах ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · hu kiszárad ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · uk висиха́ти ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · la arēscō ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · pl wysuszać się ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · az qurumaq ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · ug قۇرۇتماق ((transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from) · be вы́сушыць ((transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from) · kw desegha ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · hu kiszárít ((transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from) · tr kurulamak ((transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from) · gl resecar ((transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from) · uk ви́сохнути ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · ru вы́сушить ((transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from) · pl wyschnąć ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · pl wysuszyć się ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · pl wysychać ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · uk ви́сушитися ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · fr dessécher ((transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from) · uk ви́сохти ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · ru высу́шиваться ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · uk вису́шуватися ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · tr kurutmak ((transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from) · uk вису́шувати ((transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from) · be вы́сахнуць ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · gl secarse ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate) · pl wysuszyć ((transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from) · uk ви́сушити ((transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from) · be высу́шваць ((transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from)