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Dry up

To become dry (often of weather); to lose water.

📖 Definitions of "Dry up"

verb
  1. 1

    To become dry (often of weather); to lose water.

    "I'll go shopping when it dries up."

  2. 2

    To cause to become dry.

    "The heatwave dried up all the rivers."

  3. 3

    To manually dry dishes.

  4. 4

    To deprive someone of (something vital).

    "The bankruptcy rumor dried up his sales."

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