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Meanings of dry up in English

Catalan
dessecar-se

Lose water or moisture.

dessecar-se
Catalan
momificar-se
Spanish
secarse

Dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture.

momificar-se
Usage of dry up in English
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New clients began to dry up once the credit crunch took hold.
The Guardian
2
And he knows the flow of US aid could dry up soon.
The Guardian
3
In the meantime, savings often dry up and desperation can set in.
Ebony
4
As returns dwindle, flows of new capital dry up, and growth stalls.
Reuters
5
All that would take is if for new money to dry up.
Reuters
6
Such giving only serves to dry up the natural springs of charity.
Random Reminiscences of Men and Events
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It would always dry up and turn brown in a few days.
The Bobbsey Twins in the Country
8
Without water nothing would grow; every thing would dry up and wither.
New National Fourth Reader
9
The boats were all drawn high and dry up on the jetty.
Parkhurst Boys, and Other Stories of School Life
10
At the end of seven years the fountains began to dry up.
Italian Popular Tales
11
The US treasury estimates that funds will dry up on 2 August.
The Guardian
12
All supplies and resources dry up like winter torrents in summer heat.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chapters I to XIV
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His voice seemed to wither and dry up gradually in his throat.
Romance
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Most people's records dry up as soon as the trace goes offworld.
Altered carbon
15
After this his support began to dry up, and he went underground.
Reuters
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Without that trust, the intelligence that ally has shared may dry up.
Reuters
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Australia
Common
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Common
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