dry up

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• verb intransitive To become dry (often of weather); to lose water.
• verb transitive To cause to become dry.
• verb transitive To deprive someone of (something vital).
• verb intransitive To cease to exist; to disappear
• verb intransitive, transitive To manually dry dishes
• verb intransitive To stop talking, to forget what one was going to say.

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• verb lose water or moisture
• verb dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture