dry
I.dry1 S2 W2 /draɪ/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative drier, superlative driest)
[Language: Old English; Origin: dryge]
1. NOT WET without water or liquid inside or on the surface OPP wet:
I need to change into some dry clothes.
Make sure that the surface is clean and dry before you start to paint.
You should store disks in a cool, dry place.
shake/rub/wipe etc something dry
Jean rubbed her hair dry.
The path is dry as a bone (=very dry). ⇨ ↑bone dry
2. WEATHER having very little rain or ↑moisture OPP wet ⇨ arid:
The weather was hot and dry.
Eastern areas should stay dry tomorrow.
the dry season
These plants do not grow well in dry conditions (=when there is not much rain).
a prolonged dry spell (=period)
3. dry mouth/skin/lips/hair etc without enough of the liquid or oil that is normally in your mouth, skin etc ⇨ parched:
His heart was pounding and his mouth was dry.
Mary has dry, sensitive skin.
a shampoo for dry hair
She licked her dry lips.
4. run/go dry if a lake, river etc runs dry, all the water gradually disappears, especially because there has been no rain:
The river ran dry last summer.
5. HUMOUR someone with a dry sense of humour says funny and clever things while seeming to be serious:
He had a delightfully dry sense of humour.
6. BORING boring, very serious, and without humour:
In schools, science is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner.
a dry debate on policies
7. dry cough a cough which does not produce any ↑phlegm
8. dry wine/sherry etc wine etc that is not sweet:
a glass of dry white wine
9. WITHOUT ALCOHOL not drinking alcohol, or not allowing any alcohol to be sold:
Paula had been dry for a year before she started drinking again.
Kuwait’s a dry country.
10. VOICE showing no emotion when you speak:
‘Good evening gentlemen,’ he said, in a dry voice.
11. dry bread/toast bread etc eaten on its own without anything such as butter or ↑jam spread on it
12. THIRSTY informal thirsty
13. not a dry eye in the house used to say that everyone was crying because something was very sad – often used humorously
—dryness noun [uncountable]
⇨ ↑drip-dry, ↑dry rot, ⇨ home and dry at ↑home2(6), ⇨ leave somebody high and dry at ↑high2(5), ⇨ ↑dryly
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COLLOCATIONS
 nouns
▪ dry grass There had been no rain and the grass was very dry.
▪ dry clothes I had no dry clothes to change into.
▪ dry land (=not the sea) It was good to get off the ship onto dry land again.
▪ dry ingredients (=the things in a recipe that are not liquid) Add the eggs and milk to the dry ingredients.
verbs
▪ keep dry We managed to keep dry inside an old farm building.
▪ get dry (=become dry) Come inside and get dry.
▪ shake/rub/wipe etc something dry He wiped his hands dry with a handkerchief.
▪ towel something dry (=use a towel to dry something) Towel your hair dry before using a hairdryer.
phrases
▪ dry as a bone/bone dry (=completely dry) These plants need some water – they’re dry as a bone.
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THESAURUS
▪ dry having very little moisture, or no longer wet: How do plants survive in hot dry conditions? | My mouth feels dry. | The clothes should be dry. | The ground was bone dry (=completely dry).
▪ parched completely dry – used about land, or about someone’s lips, throat, skin etc: The earth was so parched that there were huge cracks in it. | parched lips
▪ arid extremely dry because of lack or rain and therefore difficult for growing crops: the arid landscape of the Danakil desert | an arid mountain region
II.dry2 S2 W3 BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle dried, present participle drying, third person singular dries) [intransitive and transitive]
1. to make something dry, or to become dry:
Mrs Brown hung the washing on the line to dry.
He was drying his hair with a towel.
Mary dried her hands.
Leave the first coat of paint to dry before adding another.
She stood up and dried her eyes (=wiped away her tears).
dry yourself
He quickly dried himself on the thin towel.
2. (also dry up British English) to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed:
You wash and I’ll dry.
Shall I dry up these glasses?
⇨ ↑cut and dried, ↑dried
dry off phrasal verb
to become dry or to make something dry, especially on the surface:
We swam in the sea, then stretched out on the sand to dry off.
dry something ↔ off
He dried the camera off, hoping it would still work.
dry out phrasal verb
1. to become completely dry or to make something completely dry, especially after it has been very wet:
In summer, water the plants regularly and never let the soil dry out.
dry something ↔ out
The kitchen was flooded and it took ages to dry it out.
2. dry (somebody) out to stop drinking alcohol after you have become an ↑alcoholic, or to make someone do this:
He’s been drying out at a private clinic.
The hospital dried Michael out and sent him home.
dry up phrasal verb
1. COME TO AN END if a supply of something dries up, it comes to an end and no more is available:
Foreign investment may dry up.
The work soon dried up.
2. RIVER/LAKE ETC if something such as a river dries up, the water in it disappears:
Across central and west Texas, waterholes and wells have dried up.
dry something ↔ up
Taking too much water for household use is drying up the river.
3. STOP TALKING if someone dries up, they stop talking:
‘It was -’ She dried up again.
Everyone became embarrassed and conversation dried up.
4. PLATES/DISHES ETC British English to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed
dry something ↔ up
I’ll just dry up these mugs and we can have a coffee.
dryhu| ◎ | [drai] | | ※ | tính từ | | | ■ | khô, cạn, ráo | | | ☆ | a spell of dry cold | | | đợt rét khô | | | ☆ | dry eyes | | | mắt ráo hoảnh | | | ☆ | a dry leaf | | | lá khô | | | ☆ | a dry well | | | giếng cạn | | | ☆ | to die a dry death | | | chết khô ráo (không chết đuối, không đổ máu) | | | ■ | khô nứt; (thông tục) khô cổ, khát khô cả cổ | | | ☆ | to feel dry | | | khát khô cổ | | | ■ | cạn sữa, hết sữa (bò cái...) | | | ■ | khan (ho) | | | ☆ | dry cough | | | ho khan | | | ■ | nhạt, không bơ | | | ☆ | dry bread | | | bánh nhạt, bánh không bơ | | | ■ | nguyên chất, không pha, không thêm nước ngọt (rượu) | | | ■ | khô khan, vô vị, không thú vị | | | ☆ | a dry subject | | | một vấn đề khô khan | | | ■ | vô tình, lãnh đạm, lạnh nhạt, lạnh lùng; cứng nhắc, cụt lủn, cộc lốc; tỉnh khô, phớt lạnh | | | ☆ | a dry reception | | | cuộc đón tiếp lạnh nhạt | | | ☆ | a dry jest | | | lời nói đùa tỉnh khô | | | ☆ | dry thanks | | | lời cảm ơn cụt lủn | | | ■ | không thêm bớt; rành rành | | | ☆ | dry facts | | | sự việc không thêm bớt; sự việc rành rành | | | ■ | khô cứng, sắc cạnh, sắc nét (nét vẽ...) | | | ■ | (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) cấm rượu | | | ☆ | a dry country | | | xứ cấm rượu | | | ☆ | to go dry | | | chấp nhận (tán thành) luật cấm rượu | | | ■ | khách quan, không thành kiến, vô tư | | | ☆ | dry light | | | quan niệm khách quan | | | 〆 | not dry behind the ears | | | ✓ | (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) non nớt, chưa ráo máu đầu | | | 〆 | to boil dry | | | ✓ | sôi đến nỗi cạn luôn | | | 〆 | as dry as a bone | | | ✓ | khô thật khô, khô như ngói | | | 〆 | home and dry | | | ✓ | êm xuôi, xuôi chèo mát mái | | | 〆 | high and dry | | | ✓ | (nói về tàu bè) bị mắc cạn | | | 〆 | to keep one's powder dry | | | ✓ | sẵn sàng ứng phó | | | 〆 | not a dry eye in the house | | | ✓ | ai cũng xúc động, không ai bình thản được | | | 〆 | to suck/milk somebody dry | | | ✓ | lấy được của ai tất cả số tiền, sự giúp đỡ, thông tin... mà người đó phải đưa ra; moi sạch nhẵn | | ※ | danh từ, số nhiều drys, (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) | | | ■ | vật khô; nơi khô | | | ■ | người tán thành cấm rượu | | ※ | ngoại động từ | | | ■ | làm khô, phơi khô, sấy khô, lau khô; làm cạn, làm khô cạn | | | ☆ | to dry one's tears | | | lau khô nước mắt | | | ■ | làm cho (bò cái...) hết sữa | | ※ | nội động từ | | | ■ | khô đi, cạn đi | | | 〆 | to dry up | | | ✓ | làm cạn ráo, làm khô cạn; khô cạn đi, cạn ráo (giếng nước...) | | | 〆 | dry up! | | | ✓ | thôi đi! im đi! |
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