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Definitions

Wiktionary

  1. v. To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.
  2. v. idiomatic To sober up; to cease to be drunk.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. remove the moisture from and make dry
  2. v. become empty of water
  3. v. become dry or drier

Examples

  • “But it took until 1997 for the company, working in partnership with its equipment suppliers, to finally perfect a critical component called the universal holding cabinet, a piece of equipment that allows McDonald’s restaurants to preprepare hamburgers and chicken in such a way that they don’t dry out or get cold.”

    Simon & Schuster: THE NEW MARKET LEADERS

  • “The same winds dry out the stacked brushwood, which settles imperceptiblyas a pheasant or a leveret, when surprised, settles itself stealthily into the ground.”

    Simon & Schuster: Wildwood

  • “Light a fire in here,’ we say, and dry out those blankets and sponge-rubber mattresses.”

    Simon & Schuster: Wildwood

  • “And it was heaven to sink into a soft cool bed, not have to lie still until one spot was sweat-saturated and then move carefully to a new spot, knowing the old one wouldn’t dry out anyway.”

    The Thorn Birds

  • “He had hoped to get into camp with the boys at six o'clock, and this would delay him an hour, for he would have to build a fire and dry out his foot-gear.”

    To Build a Fire

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