dry out
Britishverb
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to make or become dry
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to undergo or cause to undergo treatment for alcoholism or drug addiction
Example Sentences
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If it didn’t dry out and it didn’t wash away, after a while it began to rot.
From Literature
After the trees are delivered, the family sprays the trees with water every night and keeps them shaded from the sun so they don’t dry out.
From Los Angeles Times
The cuticular hydrocarbons have another function: they form a waxy barrier that prevents the beetle from drying out.
From Los Angeles Times
“It worked for about twenty seconds, then it went out. If I can get it dried out, it might come back on. Let’s go.”
From Literature
Because the ground is not getting time to dry out between systems, even moderate amounts of rainfall are causing further flooding and disruption.
From BBC
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