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run dry

run dry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ruhn drahy]
    • /rʌn draɪ/
    • /rʌn draɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhn drahy]
    • /rʌn draɪ/

Definitions of run dry words

  • intransitive verb+adjective run dry dry up 1
  • phrase run dry If a river or well runs dry, it no longer has any water in it. If an oil well runs dry, it no longer produces any oil. 0
  • phrase run dry If a source of information or money runs dry, no more information or money can be obtained from it. 0
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Parts of speech for Run dry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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run dry popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".

Synonyms for run dry

verb run dry

  • atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
  • atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
  • burn up — If something burns up or if fire burns it up, it is completely destroyed by fire or strong heat.
  • come to nothing — plan, idea: fail
  • die out — If something dies out, it becomes less and less common and eventually disappears completely.
All 12 Synonyms of run dry

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