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- [drahy uhp]
- /draɪ ʌp/
- /draɪ ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [drahy uhp]
- /draɪ ʌp/
Definitions of dry up words
- adjective dry up free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air. 1
- adjective dry up having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate; the dry season. 1
- adjective dry up characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture. 1
- adjective dry up not under, in, or on water: It was good to be on dry land. 1
- adjective dry up not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry. 1
- adjective dry up not yielding milk: a dry cow. 1
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Origin of dry up
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English drie, Old English drȳge; akin to Dutch droog, German trocken; see drought
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Parts of speech for Dry up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dry up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dry up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dry up
verb dry up
- ebb — the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- wane — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- dwindle — to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
- reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- soften — to make soft or softer.
Antonyms for dry up
verb dry up
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.