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Collocations for dry - verb

ADVERB

carefully, completely, properly, thoroughly
Wait until the paint has completely dried.
Always dry clothes thoroughly before you wear them again.
partially
quickly, rapidly
slowly
naturally
off, out
We left the wood in the shed to dry out.
overnight
Allow the paper to dry overnight.

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VERB + dry

allow sth to, leave sth to, let sth
It's best to let your hair dry naturally.

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dry up - PHRASAL VERB

1. become empty of water

ADVERB

completely
It's been so hot this year that the pond has dried up completely.

2. be no longer available

ADVERB

completely
Funds have completely dried up.
virtually

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Collocations for dry - adj.

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem
become, get, go, run
Come into the warm and get dry, both of you.
Ruth felt her mouth go dry.
The wells in most villages in the region have run dry.
Vaccine supplies started to run dry as the flu outbreak reached epidemic proportions. (figurative)
keep, remain, stay
We managed to keep dry by huddling in a doorway.
There is every prospect of the weather remaining dry this week.
pat sb/sth, rub sb/sth, towel sb
Rinse the mushrooms and pat dry.
Towel yourself dry before getting dressed.
bleed sb, milk sb, squeeze sb, suck sb (all figurative)
The big corporations are bleeding some of these small countries dry (= taking all their money).
keep sth
This type of wound is best kept dry without a dressing.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
bone, completely, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally
The river was bone dry.
Make sure the paint is thoroughly dry.
almost, nearly
barely, hardly, scarcely (often figurative)
The ink was scarcely dry on the agreement before fighting broke out again.
mainly, mostly
The day will start bright and mainly dry.
a little, slightly, etc.
reasonably (esp. BrE), relatively

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Dry is used with these nouns:
air, biscuit, bone, cargo, champagne, cider, climate, cloth, clothes, condition, cough, desert, diaper, dirt, earth, evening, eye, food, grass, ground, hair, heat, humour, ingredient, land, laugh, leaf, lip, milk, month, mouth, mud, mustard, paint, patch, run, sand, sarcasm, scalp, season, sense of humour, sherry, slope, sob, soil, spell, sponge, storage, store, summer, throat, toast, tone, towel, twig, weather, well, wine, wit

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