dry out

Meaning

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   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.

In the movies · 3

• They're just drying out since you gave me that Juul.Knives Out2019
• It's completely dried out.Aquaman2018
• The crops dried out and died.Jumanji: The Next Level2019
• I don't think I'll ever dry out.Big Fish2003
• It'd force him to dry out, give him back his dignity.The Life of David Gale2003
• It just needed a little drying out.Mulan II2004
• They found your car over in a dried-out arroyo at Topping.Nocturnal Animals2016
• You know, all I meant by that about the tree is it's just dried out.A Simple Plan1998

Learn it in full scenes

• Knives Out2019
  • Police Question the Thrombeys
  • Blanc Introduces Himself to the Family
  • The Family Recounts Party Night

From the same entry

• milk dry
• not a dry eye in the house
• run dry
• bleed dry
• high and dry
• be home and dry
• keep your powder dry
• squeeze dry
• dry off
• dry up