dry up English

Meaning dry up meaning

What does dry up mean?

dry up

— verb (= dehydrate) lose water or moisture In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly

— verb (= mummify) dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture a mummified body was found

Synonyms dry up synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as dry up?

dry up English » English

evaporate

wither

dry

dry out

shrivel

become dry

exsiccate

wizen

run dry

subside

ebb

desiccate

dehydrate

wilt

parch

mummify

make dry

grow dry

dry off

be parched

shut up

scorch

run out

go dry

fade

exhaust

clam

be dry

wrap up

wither up

wither away

wipe

waste away

vaporize

vanish

toast

stop bleeding

starve

spread over

slough

sink

silt up

shrink

sear

scab

sap

run out of

run low/short

recede

pipe down

Topics dry up topics

What do people use dry up to talk about?

Universe, creation Water Wet

Dry

• What words refer to something becoming dry?
  dry (v) dry out dry up shrivel wither evaporate dehydrate desiccate

Examples dry up examples

How do I use dry up in a sentence?

News and current affairs

Only when more parents, teachers, and community leaders behave likewise will recruitment of terrorists dry up and law-enforcement authorities receive full cooperation from the populations they police.