dry out

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === dry out (third-person singular simple present dries out, present participle drying out, simple past and past participle dried out) (transitive) To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry. Synonyms: dessicate; dehydrate Hypernym: dry (sometimes synonymous) Coordinate term: dry up (intransitive) To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed; to become dry. Synonyms: dessicate; dehydrate Hypernym: dry (sometimes synonymous) Coordinate term: dry up (colloquial, ambitransitive, idiomatic) To (cause to) sober up; to cease to be drunk; to quit using drugs or alcohol. (intransitive, bowling, of a bowling lane) To become less oily, affecting play, after being oiled up. ==== Translations ====