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Dry out

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry. transitive

    "Placing socks on the radiator will dry them out more quickly."

  2. 2
    remove the moisture from and make dry wordnet
  3. 3
    To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed; to become dry. intransitive

    "Your trousers need to dry out before you put them on."

  4. 4
    become dry or drier wordnet
  5. 5
    To (cause to) sober up; to cease to be drunk; to quit using drugs or alcohol. ambitransitive, colloquial, idiomatic
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  1. 6
    become empty of water wordnet
  2. 7
    To become less oily, affecting play, after being oiled up. intransitive

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