dry out

verb

dried out; drying out; dries out

intransitive verb

: to undergo an extended period of withdrawal from alcohol or drug use especially at a special clinic

Examples of dry out in a Sentence

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This directs water away from your composter and encourages piles to dry out faster. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2025 But these tend to dry out quickly and may need watered daily (or even twice a day) in the summer as the plants mature. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2025 However, as temperatures continue to climb through the summer, grasses and brush will dry out and become ideal wildfire fuel, Schoenfeld said. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025 Many hoped the course would dry out and play harder after rain left earlier in the week, but that is not the case. Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for dry out

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dry out was in 1892

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“Dry out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20out. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

Medical Definition

dry-out

1 of 2 adjective
: providing detoxification treatment
checked into a dry-out clinic

dry out

2 of 2 transitive verb
: to subject to withdrawal from the use of alcohol or drugs : detoxify sense 2

intransitive verb

: to undergo an extended period of withdrawal from alcohol or drug use especially at a special clinic : detoxify
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