To wipe (something wet) dry, typically with an absorbent material such as a cloth
“We need to dry the dishes before our guests arrive.”
To remove the moisture from
“The process will dry the fruit, causing its natural sugars to be concentrated.”
To dry something to the point of withering it, usually with heat
“The hot sun would severely dry the leaves of our tree, causing them to wilt.”
(Britain, politics) Plural for a radical or hard-line Conservative, especially during the 1980s
“Hewson is an economic dry with progressive views on foreign policy, the environment, and human rights.”
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