to stop drinking alcohol after you have continuously been drinking too much; to cure sb of drinking too much alcohol; to become or to allow sth to become dry, in a way that is not wanted
informal
to stop drinking alcohol after you have continuously been drinking too much; to cure sb of drinking too much alcohol
He went to an expensive clinic to dry out.
to become or to allow sth to become dry, in a way that is not wanted
Water the plant regularly, never letting the soil dry out.
Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition