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dry out
verb
- to make or become dry
- to undergo or cause to undergo treatment for alcoholism or drug addiction
Idioms and Phrases
Undergo a cure for alcoholism, as in After years of constant drinking, he realized that he needed to dry out . [1960s]Example Sentences
Piastri pitted one lap before Norris as the track dried out but the safety car was sent out while Norris was pitting for his slick tyres.
Wildfires are very common in the UK in early spring, with plenty of dead or dormant vegetation at the end of winter that can dry out quickly.
Some wrap their ham in foil to prevent drying out, but this can hinder the glaze’s ability to caramelize.
The camera was found at the foot of a hedge and needed two days of drying out before the memory card could be accessed.
The lack of rain has been the top layers of the earth dry out following the wet winter.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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