run dry
1run 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 …
2run dry — 1) if a supply of something such as money runs dry, there is no more of it left Supplies of vaccines could run dry if there is an epidemic. 2) if a river runs dry, there is no water left in it …
3run dry — phrasal 1. to use up an available supply 2. to become exhausted or spent < his inspiration had run dry > …
4run dry — to be all used completely. We have been told the Social Security trust fund will run dry in a few more years because so many people will be retiring …
5run dry — {v. phr.} To dry up; lose the water content. * /After many years of use, our well ran dry./ …
6run dry — {v. phr.} To dry up; lose the water content. * /After many years of use, our well ran dry./ …
7run dry — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dry up, stop running, cease to flow; see dry 1 …
8run\ dry — v. phr. To dry up; lose the water content. After many years of use, our well ran dry …
9run dry — 1》 (of a well or river) cease to flow or have any water. 2》 (of a supply) be completely used up. → run …
10run dry, to — The cessation of flow from a well or spring [16] …