# dry up

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To become dry (often of weather); to lose water.
2. To cause to become dry.
3. To manually dry dishes and utensils.
4. To deprive someone of (something vital).
5. To gradually decrease and eventually cease.
6. To stop talking because one has forgotten what one was going to say.
7. To stop talking because one has forgotten what one was going to say.
8. To stop talking or drop a topic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dry-up