What does the phrasal verb “dry up” mean? Explore the meaning and usage of the phrasal verb “dry up“, illustrated with examples:
Definition
1. To become dry (often of weather); to lose water.
2. To stop being available.
3. To stop talking, to forget what one was going to say.
4. When you say ‘dry up’ to someone, you are telling them to stop talking in an impolite or rude way.
5. To manually dry dishes.
Example(s)
1. The river is drying up because of the drought.
2. He couldn’t finish building his new house because his main source of income had died up.
3. He really wanted to become a public speaker, but as soon as he was on stage he dried up.
4. Dry up!
5. He washed up and I dried up.
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