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Adjective dried-up has 2 senses
- dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered - (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
Antonym: wet (indirect, via dry)
- dried-up - depleted of water; "a dried-up water hole"
Antonym: wet (indirect, via dry)
Verb dry-up has 2 senses
- dehydrate, dry up, desiccate - lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
--1 is one way to dry, dry out
Sample sentences:
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- mummify, dry up - dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"
--2 is one way to shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
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