dries out
Becomes parched eventually
Dries out means to lose moisture or to cause something to lose moisture.
Wet clothes dry out on a line; a lake dries out during drought.
The phrase also describes the process of recovering from alcohol addiction, typically in a treatment facility: He checked himself in to dry out after years of heavy drinking.
Something that has dried out has become excessively dry, often undesirably so: The turkey dried out in the oven.
- witherDry and decay
- shrivelContract from dryness
- dried upDepleted of moisture
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- desiccateRemove all moisture
arid · dry · wilt · dehydration · evaporate · scorched · cracked earth · sober up · jerky · cracked · sun-dried · chapped · detox · barren · flake · crusty · cure · uninspired
dries outgets drunk
Becomes inebriated from alcohol
relapses · falls off the wagon · hits the bottle · ties one on · binges
out, dryness, drought, drying, dryer, drier, driest, dryers, dryable