dry out

verb

1. to make or become dry

2. to undergo or cause to undergo treatment for alcoholism or drug addiction

Idioms and Phrases

Undergo a cure for alcoholism, as in After years of constant drinking, he realized that he needed to dry out. [1960s]

Example Sentences

"Our clothes, mattresses and blankets were flooded," said Nihad Shabat, as she tried to dry out her possessions there on Monday.

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Urmia is Iran's largest lake, but has largely dried out leaving a vast salt bed.

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Urmia, in the northwest, is Iran's largest lake, but has largely dried out and turned into a vast salt bed due to drought.

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He probably drank in the region of six to seven litres of water a couple of days before and then he has tried to dry out and release the fluids.

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Each tree can draw up to seven litres of water a day through its deep roots, drying out the soil and crippling agriculture.

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