phrasal verb

Dry up

Rank #604Letter DInseparable

2Sections

Lose all the water from a river, lake, source, etc

Meanings

  • Lose all the water from a river, lake, source, etc (intransitive, International English)
  • Stop being supplied with something (intransitive, International English)
  • Be unable to speak (intransitive, International English)
  • etc, after washing them up (intransitive, International English)
  • etc, after washing them up (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • We need to DRY UP before someone notices.
  • Management's decided to DRY UP apparently.
  • I suppose DRY UP is the least terrible option.

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