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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. lose water or moisture;
- Example: "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
[syn: exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up, desiccate]

2. dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture;
- Example: "a mummified body was found"
[syn: mummify, dry up]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dry up
    v 1: lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated
         very quickly" [syn: exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up,
         desiccate] [ant: hydrate]
    2: dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a
       mummified body was found" [syn: mummify, dry up]