dry out
Britishverb
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to make or become dry
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to undergo or cause to undergo treatment for alcoholism or drug addiction
Example Sentences
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The warmth and premature melt mean the state’s forests will dry out a month or more earlier than usual, Gleick said, which increases the risk of wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times
"They struggled in the past because in the 1700s, when the Dutch came over and started draining all of East Yorkshire, the wetlands dried out and the plant largely died off," John said.
From BBC
We’d built it up with brush and pine knots to dry out these two, and Charlie’s dunking seemed some solace to Lloyd.
From Literature
But without significant rain in the forecast for the rest of the month, the hot weather is likely to accelerate fuels drying out, Lewis said.
From Los Angeles Times
The persistent heat will dry out vegetation and increase the chance of fires in grass-dominated areas that greened up after the plentiful rains this winter.
From Los Angeles Times
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