dry

dry1 [ draı ] adjective ***

▸ 1 with no water in/on it

▸ 2 without rain

▸ 3 hair/skin: rough

▸ 4 food: with little liquid

▸ 5 joking in serious way

▸ 6 writing: boring/serious

▸ 7 thirsty

▸ 8 alcohol: not sweet

▸ 9 used about a child

▸ 10 without alcohol

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) something that is dry has no water in it or on it:

Is the grass dry enough to mow?

Vegetables should be stored in a cool dry place.

wipe/towel/pat something dry: Rinse the fish and pat it dry.

a ) used about a liquid such as paint when it has become hard or solid:

Someone walked on the concrete before it was dry.

b ) as dry as a bone completely dry

─ opposite WET

2. ) dry weather is when there is no rain:

The weather is usually dry and sunny at this time of year.

a ) used about periods of time:

Tomorrow will be mostly dry.

b ) used about regions:

warm dry places like southern Spain

─ opposite WET

3. ) dry hair or skin feels rough because it does not have enough MOISTURE in it

─ opposite GREASY

4. ) dry food contains little or no liquid, such as fat or juice:

The chicken was overcooked and dry.

All they gave me was some dry bread (=with no butter or anything else on it).

5. ) dry humor involves saying funny things in a serious way

6. ) very serious and boring:

The style was too pompous and dry for a children's book.

7. ) feeling thirsty:

Can I have a drink? I'm really dry.

a ) if your mouth is dry, it contains very little SALIVA, for example because you are nervous

8. ) dry alcoholic drinks are not sweet:

dry white wine

9. ) a child that is dry does not need to wear a DIAPER because they can control when they URINATE

10. ) a dry country does not allow any alcohol to be sold there

not a dry eye (in the house) SPOKEN

used for saying that something makes everyone in a place feel strong emotion

╾ dry|ness noun uncount

dry

dry 2 [ draı ] verb **

1. ) transitive to remove the water from something by wiping it, heating it, or blowing air onto it:

We washed and dried all the sheets.

Dry your hands on this towel.

a ) intransitive to become dry:

I usually let my hair dry naturally.

b ) dry or dry up intransitive or transitive to wipe the water off dishes after they have been washed:

Whose turn is it to dry?

2. ) intransitive if a liquid such as paint dries, it becomes hard or solid:

Leave the varnish to dry overnight.

3. ) transitive usually passive to remove the water from food or plants as a way of preserving them:

dried fruit/herbs/flowers

4. ) intransitive to stop talking because you have forgotten what you were going to say

dry your eyes SPOKEN

a kind way of telling someone to stop crying

,dry `off phrasal verb intransitive or transitive

if something dries off or you dry it off, all the water dries or is wiped from its surface:

Wash the salad and leave it to dry off.

dry yourself off: He got out of the shower and dried himself off.

,dry `out phrasal verb intransitive or transitive

1. ) if something dries out or is dried out, some or all the water comes out of it:

Water the ground regularly to stop it from drying out.

2. ) INFORMAL to give up drinking alcohol, or to help someone do this, especially by getting medical treatment

,dry `up phrasal verb

1. ) intransitive or transitive if something dries up or is dried up, all the water comes out of it:

The land had dried up and no crops would grow.

2. ) intransitive to stop being available:

What will happen to the project when the money dries up?

3. ) intransitive to stop talking because you do not know what to say

a ) SPOKEN used for rudely telling someone to stop talking

4. ) intransitive or transitive same as DRY 2 1B