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dried out



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dried out
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of dry out
     2. adj. Old; worn out; useless.
Analysis
dried  ©
     1. adj. Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying.
     2. adj. Usually of foods: cured, preserved by drying.
           dried fish; dried fruit
     3. v. simple past tense and past participle of dry
     dry
          1. adj. Free from or lacking moisture.
                This towel's dry. Could you wet it and cover the chicken so it doesn't go dry as it cooks?
          2. adj. Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (Petrochemistry) oil, or (farming) milk.
                This well is as dry as that cow.
          3. adj. (masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
out  ©
           See also individual phrasal verbs such as come out, go out, put out, take out, pull out, and so on.
     1. adv. Away from the inside or the centre.
           The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat.
     2. adv. Away from home or one's usual place.
           Let's eat out tonight

Example Sentences

Nothing ever dried out, and it was two years before the family was rehoused miles away in north London. 



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