dry out (English, verb)
expansion: dry out (third-person singular simple present dries out, present participle drying out, simple past and past participle dried out)
Senses:
glosses: To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry.
tags: transitive
glosses: To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed; to become dry.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To (cause to) sober up; to cease to be drunk; to quit using drugs or alcohol.
tags: ambitransitive
colloquial
idiomatic
topics: bowling
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To become less oily, affecting play, after being oiled up.
tags: intransitive
raw_tags: of a bowling lane
Forms:
form: dries out
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: drying out
tags: participle
present
form: dried out
tags: participle
past
form: dried out
tags: past