DRYUP

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.
    A raisin is a dried up grape.
  3. To deprive someone of (something vital).
    The bankruptcy rumor dried up his sales.
  4. To cease to exist; to disappear
    When our money dried up, we had to get proper jobs.
  5. To manually dry dishes
    I'll dry up if you wash up.
  6. To stop talking, to forget what one was going to say.
    This surprised me so much that I dried up for a moment.


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