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dry up
werkwoord
1 dry up
Lose water or moisture.
synoniemen: dehydrate, desiccate, exsiccate.
Roget 638:
spend,
expend,
use,
consume,
swallow up,
exhaust;
impoverish;
spill,
drain,
empty;
disperse
etc.
73.
cast away,
fool away,
muddle away,
throw away,
fling away,
fritter away;
burn the candle at both ends,
waste;
squander
etc.
818.
waste its sweetness on the desert air"
[Gray];
cast one's bread upon the waters,
cast pearls before swine;
employ a steam engine to crack a nut,
waste powder and shot,
break a butterfly on a wheel;
labor in vain
etc.
(useless)
645;
cut blocks with a razor,
pour water into a sieve.
leak
etc.
(run out)
295;
run to waste;
ebb;
melt away,
run dry,
dry up.
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Roget 340:
be dry
etc.
adj..
render dry
etc.
adj.;
dry;
dry up,
soak up;
sponge,
swab,
wipe;
drain.
desiccate,
dehydrate,
exsiccate†;
parch.
kiln dry;
vacuum dry,
blow dry,
oven dry;
hang out to dry.
mummify.
be fine,
hold up.
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Nederlands: draineren, ontwateren, uitdrogen, verdrogen
2 dry up
Dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture.
synoniem: mummify.
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: Sanforize, air-dry, anhydrate, attenuate, bake, be consumed, be used up, blot, brush, burn, consume, cure, dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate, devitalize, diminish, drain, droop, dry, dummy up, emacerate, emaciate, evaporate, exsiccate, fade, fade away, fire, flag, give out, insolate, kiln, languish, macerate, mummify, mummy, parch, peter out, pine, pipe down, preshrink, ring off, rub, run dry, run out, scorch, sear, shrink, shrivel, shut up, smoke, soak up, sponge, sun, sun-dry, swab, thin, torrefy, towel, waste, waste away, weazen, welter, wilt, wipe, wither, wizen ... meer laten zien.
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