"dry out" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-dry out.ogg Forms: dries out [present, singular, third-person], drying out [participle, present], dried out [participle, past], dried out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dry out (third-person singular simple present dries out, present participle drying out, simple past and past participle dried out)
  1. (transitive) To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry. Tags: transitive Synonyms: dessicate, ;, dehydrate Hypernyms: dry Coordinate_terms: dry up Translations ((transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from): высу́шваць (vysúšvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), вы́сушыць (výsušycʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), dessécher (French), resecar (Galician), kiszárít (Hungarian), wysuszać [imperfective] (Polish), wysuszyć [perfective] (Polish), высу́шивать (vysúšivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́сушить (výsušitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), kurutmak (Turkish), kurulamak (Turkish), вису́шувати (vysúšuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ви́сушити (výsušyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), قۇرۇتماق (qurutmaq) (Uyghur)
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  2. (intransitive) To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed; to become dry. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: dessicate, ;, dehydrate Hypernyms: dry Coordinate_terms: dry up Translations ((intransitive) to have excess water evaporate): qurumaq (Azerbaijani), высыха́ць (vysyxácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), вы́сахнуць (výsaxnucʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), изсъ́хвам (izsǎ́hvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), deseha (Cornish), desegha (Cornish), desygha [Kernewek-Kemmyn] (Cornish), se dessécher (French), secarse (Galician), kiszárad (Hungarian), kuivaa (Ingrian), arēscō (Latin), хатаах (xataax) (Mongolian), wysychać [imperfective] (Polish), wyschnąć [perfective] (Polish), wysuszać się [imperfective] (Polish), wysuszyć się [perfective] (Polish), высыха́ть (vysyxátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́сохнуть (výsoxnutʹ) [perfective] (Russian), высу́шиваться (vysúšivatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́сушиться (výsušitʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), kurumak (Turkish), висиха́ти (vysyxáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ви́сохнути (výsoxnuty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), ви́сохти (výsoxty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), вису́шуватися (vysúšuvatysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ви́сушитися (výsušytysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian), قۇرۇماق (qurumaq) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-dry_out-en-verb-MCjn0Uaw Disambiguation of '(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate': 6 80 2 12
  3. (colloquial, ambitransitive, idiomatic) To (cause to) sober up; to cease to be drunk; to quit using drugs or alcohol. Tags: ambitransitive, colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-dry_out-en-verb-6zIlTn9y
  4. (intransitive, bowling, of a bowling lane) To become less oily, affecting play, after being oiled up. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-dry_out-en-verb-rem6FUsV Categories (other): Bowling Topics: bowling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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          "roman": "vysúšivatʹ",
          "sense": "(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from",
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          "roman": "vysúšuvaty",
          "sense": "(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from",
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          "roman": "qurutmaq",
          "sense": "(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from",
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          "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
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          "roman": "vysyxácʹ",
          "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
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          "roman": "výsaxnucʹ",
          "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
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          "word": "вы́сахнуць"
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          "roman": "izsǎ́hvam",
          "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
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          "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
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          "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
          "word": "se dessécher"
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          "lang": "Galician",
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          "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
          "word": "secarse"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
          "word": "kiszárad"
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          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
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          "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
          "word": "kuivaa"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
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          "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
          "word": "arēscō"
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          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
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          "roman": "xataax",
          "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
          "word": "хатаах"
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          "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
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          "roman": "vysyxáty",
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          "roman": "výsoxnuty",
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          "roman": "vysúšuvatysja",
          "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
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          "roman": "výsušytysja",
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      "roman": "vysúšvacʹ",
      "sense": "(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from",
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      "sense": "(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from",
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      "sense": "(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from",
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      "roman": "vysúšivatʹ",
      "sense": "(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from",
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      "word": "вы́сушить"
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      "sense": "(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from",
      "word": "kurutmak"
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      "sense": "(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from",
      "word": "kurulamak"
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      "roman": "vysúšuvaty",
      "sense": "(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "вису́шувати"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "výsušyty",
      "sense": "(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ви́сушити"
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      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
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      "roman": "qurutmaq",
      "sense": "(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from",
      "word": "قۇرۇتماق"
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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "word": "qurumaq"
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      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
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      "roman": "izsǎ́hvam",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
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      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "word": "deseha"
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      "lang": "Cornish",
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      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "word": "desegha"
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      "lang": "Cornish",
      "lang_code": "kw",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "desygha"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "word": "se dessécher"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "word": "secarse"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "word": "kiszárad"
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      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "lang_code": "izh",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "word": "kuivaa"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "word": "arēscō"
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      "roman": "xataax",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "word": "хатаах"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "wysychać"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
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      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "wyschnąć"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "wysuszać się"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
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      "word": "wysuszyć się"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "vysyxátʹ",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "высыха́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "roman": "výsoxnutʹ",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "вы́сохнуть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "vysúšivatʹsja",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "высу́шиваться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "roman": "výsušitʹsja",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "вы́сушиться"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "word": "kurumak"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "roman": "vysyxáty",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "висиха́ти"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "výsoxnuty",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ви́сохнути"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "roman": "výsoxty",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ви́сохти"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "vysúšuvatysja",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
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      "word": "вису́шуватися"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "výsušytysja",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ви́сушитися"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "lang_code": "ug",
      "roman": "qurumaq",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate",
      "word": "قۇرۇماق"
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  ],
  "word": "dry out"
}

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