All dry up synonyms
dry up
D d verb dry up
- settle β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- degenerate β If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous.
- decay β When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
- devaluate β (transitive) To reduce in value.
- lighten β to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- modify β to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- crumble β If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.
- quell β to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
- wither β to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- restrain β to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- contract β A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- fade β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- shrivel β shrink, dry up
- check β Check is also a noun.
- droop β to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- dry β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- drain β to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- sear β to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
- parch β to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- desiccate β to remove most of the water from (a substance or material); dehydrate
- draw β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- finish β to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- milk β cow's milk for food
- bleed β When you bleed, you lose blood from your body as a result of injury or illness.
- spend β to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
- dehydrate β When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
- devitalize β to lower or destroy the vitality of; make weak or lifeless
- deplete β To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
- divest β to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.: The wind divested the trees of their leaves.
- restrict β to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- squash β to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- shush β to order (someone or something) to be silent; hush.
- cork β Cork is a soft, light substance which forms the bark of a type of Mediterranean tree.
- hush β to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
- trammel β Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint: the trammels of custom.
- quieten β to become quiet (often followed by down).
- still β remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still.
- silence β absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- ice β the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- tongue-tie β impeded motion of the tongue caused especially by shortness of the frenum, which binds it to the floor of the mouth.
- blister β A blister is a painful swelling on the surface of your skin. Blisters contain a clear liquid and are usually caused by heat or by something repeatedly rubbing your skin.
- brown β Something that is brown is the colour of earth or of wood.
- stale β not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- wear out β the act of wearing; use, as of a garment: articles for winter wear; I've had a lot of wear out of this coat; I had to throw away the shirt after only three wears.
- give out β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- waste away β become thin and weak