RUN DRY
Dictionary entry overview: What does run dry mean? • RUN DRY (verb)
The verb RUN DRY has 1 sense:
1. become empty of water
Familiarity information: RUN DRY used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RUN DRY (verb)
Meaning:
Become empty of water
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Synonyms:
run dry; dry out
Context example:
The river runs dry in the summer
Hypernyms (to "run dry" is one way to...):
dry; dry out (become dry or drier)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
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