dry

dry¹ W2S2 [draı] adj comparative drier superlative driest

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1¦(not wet)¦

2¦(weather)¦

3 dry mouth/skin/lips/hair etc

4 run/go dry

5¦(humour)¦

6¦(boring)¦

7 dry cough

8 dry wine/sherry etc

9¦(without alcohol)¦

10¦(voice)¦

11 dry bread/toast

12¦(thirsty)¦

13 not a dry eye in the house

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[: Old English; Origin: dryge]

1.) ¦(NOT WET)¦

without water or liquid inside or on the surface

≠ ↑wet

▪ I need to change into some dry clothes .

▪ Make sure that the surface is clean and dry before you start to paint.

▪ You should store disks in a cool, dry place.

shake/rub/wipe etc sth dry

▪ Jean rubbed her hair dry.

▪ The path is dry as a bone (=very dry) .

→↑bone dry

2.) ¦(WEATHER)¦

having very little rain or ↑moisture

≠ ↑wet

→↑arid

▪ The weather was hot and dry.

▪ Eastern areas should stay dry tomorrow.

▪ the dry season

▪ These plants do not grow well in dry conditions (=when there is not much rain) .

▪ a prolonged dry spell (=period)

3.) dry mouth/skin/lips/hair etc

without enough of the liquid or oil that is normally in your mouth, skin etc

→↑parched

▪ His heart was pounding and his mouth was dry.

▪ Mary has dry, sensitive skin.

▪ a shampoo for dry hair

▪ She licked her dry lips.

4.) run/go dry

if a lake, river etc runs dry, all the water gradually disappears, especially because there has been no rain

▪ The river ran dry last summer.

5.) ¦(HUMOUR)¦

someone with a dry sense of humour says funny and clever things while seeming to be serious

▪ He had a delightfully dry sense of humour.

6.) ¦(BORING)¦

boring, very serious, and without humour

▪ In schools, science is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner.

▪ a dry debate on policies

7.) dry cough

a cough which does not produce any ↑phlegm

8.) dry wine/sherry etc

wine etc that is not sweet

▪ a glass of dry white wine

9.) ¦(WITHOUT ALCOHOL)¦

not drinking alcohol, or not allowing any alcohol to be sold

▪ Paula had been dry for a year before she started drinking again.

▪ Kuwait's a dry country.

10.)¦(VOICE)¦

showing no emotion when you speak

▪ 'Good evening gentlemen,' he said, in a dry voice.

11.) dry bread/toast

bread etc eaten on its own without anything such as butter or ↑jam spread on it

12.) ¦(THIRSTY)¦ informal

thirsty

13.) not a dry eye in the house

used to say that everyone was crying because something was very sad - often used humorously

>dryness n [U]

→↑drip-dry, ↑dry rot,home and dry at ↑home² (6), leave sb high and dry at ↑high² (5), ↑dryly

dry ²

dry² W3S2 past tense and past participle dried present participle drying third person singular dries

v [I and T]

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Phrasal verbs

　dry off

　dry out

　dry up

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1.) to make something dry, or to become dry

▪ Mrs Brown hung the washing on the line to dry.

▪ He was drying his hair with a towel.

▪ Mary dried her hands .

▪ Leave the first coat of paint to dry before adding another.

▪ She stood up and dried her eyes (=wiped away her tears) .

dry yourself

▪ He quickly dried himself on the thin towel.

2.) also dry up BrE

to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed

▪ You wash and I'll dry.

▪ Shall I dry up these glasses?

→↑cut and dried, ↑dried

dry off phr v

to become dry or to make something dry, especially on the surface

▪ We swam in the sea, then stretched out on the sand to dry off.

dry sth<=>off

▪ He dried the camera off, hoping it would still work.

dry out phr v

1.) to become completely dry or to make something completely dry, especially after it has been very wet

▪ In summer, water the plants regularly and never let the soil dry out.

dry sth<=>out

▪ The kitchen was flooded and it took ages to dry it out.

2.) dry (sb) out

to stop drinking alcohol after you have become an ↑alcoholic, or to make someone do this

▪ He's been drying out at a private clinic.

▪ The hospital dried Michael out and sent him home.

dry up phr v

1.) ¦(COME TO AN END)¦

if a supply of something dries up, it comes to an end and no more is available

▪ Foreign investment may dry up.

▪ The work soon dried up.

2.) ¦(RIVER/LAKE ETC)¦

if something such as a river dries up, the water in it disappears

▪ Across central and west Texas, waterholes and wells have dried up.

dry sth<=>up

▪ Taking too much water for household use is drying up the river.

3.) ¦(STOP TALKING)¦

if someone dries up, they stop talking

▪ 'It was -' She dried up again.

▪ Everyone became embarrassed and conversation dried up.

4.) ¦(PLATES/DISHES ETC)¦

BrE to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed

dry sth<=>up

▪ I'll just dry up these mugs and we can have a coffee.