dry out

1. 1.

   become dry or drier

   “The laundry dries in the sun”

   Synonymsdry

   Broaderchange

   Narrowerscorchrun dry
2. 2.

   become empty of water

   “The river runs dry in the summer”

   Synonymsrun dry

   Broaderdry
3. 3.

   remove the moisture from and make dry

   “dry clothes”

   “dry hair”

   Synonymsdry

   Broaderchange

   Narrowerexsiccatedehydratespin-drytumble dryspray-drydehumidifyparchrough-dryblow-drydrip-dry

Questions about dry out

What does dry out mean?

dry out means "become dry or drier". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for dry out?

Close synonyms include dry, run dry, dry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dry out a common word?

dry out is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.