dry something off Definition

dry
adj drier, driest

1. Free from or lacking moisture or wetness.

Thesaurus: parched, arid, desiccated, barren, dehydrated, drained, thirsty, shriveled; Antonym: wet, moist, damp.
2. With little or no rainfall.
3. From which all the water has evaporated or been taken.

Example: a dry well
4. Thirsty.
5. Said of an animal: no longer producing milk.
6. Said of wine, etc: not sweet.
7. Not buttered.

Example: dry toast
8. Said of humour: expressed in a quietly sarcastic or matter-of-fact way.

Thesaurus: droll, tongue-in-cheek, satirical, subtle, sarcastic, sly, ironic, sardonic, oblique, witty; Antonym: obvious, broad.
9. Forbidding the sale and consumption of alcohol.
10. Said of eyes: without tears.
11. Dull; uninteresting.

Thesaurus: dull, boring, tedious, monotonous, pedantic, long-winded, interminable, dreary, tiresome; Antonym: lively, spicy.
12. Lacking warmth of character.
13. Said of a cough: not producing catarrh.

verb dries, dried, drying

tr & intr
1. To make or become dry.

Thesaurus: dehydrate, desiccate, drain, harden, mummify, parch, shrivel, wilt, wizen; Antonym: soak, wet.
tr
2. To preserve (food) by removing all moisture.

noun

dries, drys
1. colloq
A staunch right-wing British Conservative politician. Compare wet.

Derivative: drily
adverb

Derivative: dryness
noun

Idiom: cut and dried

See under cut.

Idiom: high and dry

See under high.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon dryge.

Phrasal Verb: dry off

To become completely dry.

Phrasal Verb: dry something off

To dry it completely.

Phrasal Verb: dry out

To become completely dry.To receive treatment to cure addiction to alcohol; to have one's addiction cured.

Phrasal Verb: dry something out

To dry it completely.

Phrasal Verb: dry up

To dry thoroughly or completely.To cease to produce or be produced.Said of a speaker or actor: to run out of words; to forget lines while on stage.To shut up or be quiet.

Phrasal Verb: dry something up

To dry (dishes) after washing them.