dry up
phrasal verbdry up
- (of rivers, lakes, etc.) to become completely dry
- During the drought the river dried up.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
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- if a supply of something dries up, there is gradually less of it until there is none left
- I found that offers of acting work started to dry up.
- Funds have completely dried up.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- virtually
- to suddenly stop talking because you do not know what to say next
- The play was going very well until one of the actors suddenly dried up.
dry up | dry something up
- (British English) to dry dishes with a towel after you have washed them
- I'll wash and you can dry up.