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dry adj (drier, driest) 1 free from or lacking moisture or wetness. 2 with little or no rainfall. 3 from which all the water has evaporated or been taken • a dry well. 4 thirsty. 5 said of an animal: no longer producing milk. 6 said of wine, etc: not sweet. 7 not buttered • dry toast. 8 said of humour: expressed in a quietly sarcastic or matter-of-fact way. 9 forbidding the sale and consumption of alcohol. 10 said of eyes: without tears. 11 dull; uninteresting. 12 lacking warmth of character. 13 said of a cough: not producing catarrh. verb (dries, dried, drying) 1 tr & intr to make or become dry. 2 tr to preserve (food) by removing all moisture. noun (dries or drys) colloq a staunch right-wing British Conservative politician. Compare wet. drily or dryly adverb. dryness noun. cut and dried see under cut. high and dry see under high.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon dryge.
dry off to become completely dry. dry something off to dry it completely. dry out 1 to become completely dry. 2 colloq to receive treatment to cure addiction to alcohol; to have one's addiction cured. dry something out to dry it completely. dry up 1 to dry thoroughly or completely. 2 to cease to produce or be produced. 3 colloq said of a speaker or actor: to run out of words; to forget lines while on stage. 4 slang to shut up or be quiet. dry something up to dry (dishes) after washing them. |
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