dry run

  • 41run dry — verb become empty of water The river runs dry in the summer • Syn: ↑dry out • Hypernyms: ↑dry, ↑dry out • Verb Frames: Something s * * * (of a well or river) cease to flow …

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  • 42run out — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To be used up] Syn. give out, dry up, fail, be exhausted, peter out*; see also waste 3 . 2. [To stop] Syn. expire, finish, end; see stop 2 . 3. [To become exhausted] Syn. weaken, wear out, run out of gas*; see tire 1 . 4.… …

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  • 43run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ …

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  • 44run */*/*/ — I UK [rʌn] / US verb Word forms run : present tense I/you/we/they run he/she/it runs present participle running past tense ran UK [ræn] / US past participle run 1) [intransitive] to move quickly to a place using your legs and feet You ll have to… …

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  • 45Dry Fork (Cheat River) — Coordinates: 39°04′20″N 79°37′45″W / 39.07222°N 79.62917°W / 39.07222; 79.62917 …

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  • 46dry — adj., v., & n. adj. (drier; driest) 1 free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, drained, or been wiped away (the clothes are not dry yet). b (of the eyes) free from tears. c (of a climate etc.) with insufficient… …

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  • 47dry — I. adjective (drier; also dryer; driest; also dryest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drȳge; akin to Old High German truckan dry, Old English drēahnian to drain Date: before 12th century 1. a. free or relatively free from a liquid… …

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  • 48run out — Synonyms and related words: advance, ago, antiquated, antique, apostatize, be all over, be consumed, be done for, be no more, be used up, become extinct, become void, betray, blow, blow out, blow over, blown over, bolt, bow out, break away, break …

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  • 49dry up — Synonyms and related words: Sanforize, air dry, anhydrate, attenuate, bake, be consumed, be used up, blot, brush, burn, consume, cure, dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate, devitalize, diminish, drain, droop, dry, dummy up, emacerate, emaciate,… …

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  • 50dry — {{11}}dry (adj.) O.E. dryge, from P.Gmc. *draugiz (Cf. M.L.G. dröge, M.Du. druge, Du. droog, O.H.G. trucchon, Ger. trocken, O.N. draugr), from PIE *dreug . Meaning barren is mid 14c. Of humor or jests, early 15c. (implied in dryly); as… …

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