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All dry up synonyms

dry up
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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
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