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dry out vs dry up

dry up vs dry out

dry out and dry up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dry out No No Yes No
dry up No No Yes No
As verbs, dry up is a hyponym of dry out; that is, dry up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dry out:
  • dry out: remove the moisture from and make dry
  • dry up: lose water or moisture
Other hyponyms of dry out include dehydrate, desiccate, exsiccate, dehydrate, desiccate, spin-dry, tumble dry, spray-dry, dehumidify, parch, sear, rough-dry, blow-dry, drip-dry, air.
dry out (verb) dry up (verb)
become dry or drier lose water or moisture
remove the moisture from and make dry dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
become empty of water
Difference between dry out and dry up

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