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to dry up
[phrase form: dry]
01
secarse, deshidratarse
to become empty of water or other liquids, often through evaporation
Intransitive
02
se secar, arrugarse
to get smaller and wrinkled due to loss of all one's moisture
Intransitive
03
quedarse en blanco, secallar
to suddenly stop speaking, often due to forgetting or not knowing what to say next
Intransitive
04
desaparecer, extinguirse
to not exist anymore, such as resources, opportunities, etc.
Intransitive
05
secar, deshidratar
to make something lose its moisture
Transitive: to dry up sth
06
secar los platos
to use a towel to dry dishes after one is done washing them
Transitive: to dry up dishes
dry up
v
Ejemplo
The spilled water on the kitchen floor would eventually dry up if not wiped away.
During the drought, many small ponds and lakes in the region started to dry up.
Leaving the wet laundry outside in the sun caused it to dry up quickly.
The heat caused the soil in the garden to dry up, making it necessary to water the plants more frequently.
As the sun beat down, the river began to dry up, revealing more of its rocky bed.
