The clothes finally dried out in the wet weather.
2. Fig. to allow alcohol and the effects of drunkenness, especially if habitual, to dissipate from one's body. •He required about three days to dry out completely.
•He dried out in three days.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
dry out — {v. phr.} To cure an alcoholic. * /A longtime alcoholic. Uncle Steve is now in the hospital getting dried out./ … Dictionary of American idioms
dry-out — drī .au̇t adj providing detoxification treatment <checked into a dry out clinic> … Medical dictionary
dry out — ( )drī au̇t vt to subject to withdrawal from the use of alcohol or drugs: DETOXIFY (2) vi to undergo an extended period of withdrawal from alcohol or drug use esp. at a special clinic: DETOXIFY … Medical dictionary
dry out — 1) PHR V ERG If something dries out or is dried out, it loses all the moisture that was in it and becomes hard. [V P] If the soil is allowed to dry out the tree could die... [V P n (not pron)] The cold winds dry out your skin very quickly. [Also… … English dictionary
dry out — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms dry out : present tense I/you/we/they dry out he/she/it dries out present participle drying out past tense dried out past participle dried out 1) if something dries out or is dried out, some or… … English dictionary
dry out — verb a) To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed. Your trousers need to dry out before you put them on. b) To sober up; to cease to be drunk … Wiktionary
dry out — phr verb Dry out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑skin … Collocations dictionary
dry out — verb 1. become dry or drier (Freq. 2) The laundry dries in the sun • Syn: ↑dry • Derivationally related forms: ↑drier (for: ↑dry) • … Useful english dictionary
dry out — become totally dry … English contemporary dictionary
dry out — informal overcome alcoholism. → dry … English new terms dictionary
