DRY UP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Lose water or moisture

Example:

In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly

Synonyms:

dehydrate; desiccate; dry up; exsiccate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "dry up" is one way to...):

dry; dry out (remove the moisture from and make dry)

Sentence frames:

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Meaning:

Dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture

Example:

a mummified body was found

Synonyms:

dry up; mummify

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "dry up" is one way to...):

shrink; shrivel; shrivel up; wither (wither, as with a loss of moisture)

Verb group:

mummify (remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it)

Sentence frame:

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