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dry up

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dry up verb

  1. To become dry (often of weather); to lose water.“I'll go shopping when it dries up.”
  2. To cause to become dry.“The heatwave dried up all the rivers.”
  3. To manually dry dishes.
  4. To deprive someone of (something vital).“The bankruptcy rumor dried up his sales.”

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