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to dry up
[phrase form: dry]
01
to become empty of water or other liquids, often through evaporation
02
to get smaller and wrinkled due to loss of all one's moisture
03
to suddenly stop speaking, often due to forgetting or not knowing what to say next
04
to not exist anymore, such as resources, opportunities, etc.
05
to make something lose its moisture
06
to use a towel to dry dishes after one is done washing them
dry up
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Example
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.
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