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DRY, adjective [See the Verb.]1. Destitute of moisture; free from water or wetness; arid; not moist; as dry land; dry clothes.2. Not rainy; free from rain or mist; as dry weather; a dry March or April.3. Not juicy; free from juice, sap or aqueous matter; not green; as dry wood; dry stubble; dry hay; dry leaves.4. Without tears; as dry eyes; dry mourning.5. Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry 6. Thirsty; craving drink.7. Barren; jejune; plain; unembellished; destitute of pathos, or of that which amuses and interests; as a dry style; a dry subject; a dry discussion.8. Severe; sarcastic; wiping; as a dry remark or repartee; a dry run.9. Severe; wiping; as a dry blow; a dry basting. See the verb, which signifies properly to wipe, rub, scour.10. dry goods, in commerce, cloths, stuffs, silks, laces, ribbons, etc., in distinction from groceries.DRY, verb transitive [G., to dry to wipe; Gr., Latin See dry The primary sense is to wipe, rub, scour.]1. To free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; originally by wiping, as to dry the eyes; to exsiccate.2. To deprive of moisture by evaporation or exhalation; as, the sun dries a cloth; wind dries the earth.3. To deprive of moisture by exposure to the sun or open air. We dry cloth in the sun.4. To deprive of natural juice, sap or greenness; as, to dry hay or plants.5. To scorch or parch with thirst; with up.Their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. Isaiah 5:1.6. To deprive of water by draining; to drain; to exhaust; as, to dry a meadow.To dry up, to deprive wholly of water.DRY, verb intransitive 1. To grow dry; to lose moisture; to become free from moisture or juice. The road dries fast in a clear windy day. Hay will dry sufficiently in two days.2. To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; sometimes with up; as, the stream dries or dries up