Definition of dry out Dry out
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What does dry out mean?
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| dry out - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" | ||
| dry | ||
| wet make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| exsiccate, dry up, dehydrate, desiccate lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly" | ||
| dehydrate, desiccate remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me" | ||
| spin-dry dry (clothes) by spinning and making use of centrifugal forces | ||
| tumble dry dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder; "These fabrics are delicate and cannot be tumbled dry" | ||
| spray-dry dry by bringing into the form of a spray, through contact with a hot gas | ||
| dehumidify make less humid; "The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer" | ||
| parch, sear cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth" | ||
| rough-dry dry without smoothing or ironing; "rough-dry the laundry" | ||
| blow-dry dry hair with a hair dryer | ||
| drip-dry dry by hanging up wet | ||
| air expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen" | ||
| dry out - become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" | ||
| dry | ||
| change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | ||
| scorch become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun" | ||
| run dry, dry out become empty of water; "The river runs dry in the summer" | ||
| dry out - become empty of water; "The river runs dry in the summer" | ||
| run dry | ||
| dry, dry out remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" | ||
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