Dry up – meaning and examples

Dry upphrasal verb · dry

Meanings:

1. Lose all the water from a river, lake, other sources, etc.
2. Stop being supplied with something.
3. Be unable to speak.

Examples:

• The pond dried up because of the water extraction for cotton farming.
• His income dried up when cheaper options became available.
• He dried up in the press conference.

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