Phrase guide

dry off

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To make dry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To become dry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To cease milking a cow in preparation for calving.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: afdrogen — to make dry
  • French: essuyer — to make dry
  • German: abtrocknen — to make dry
  • Russian: суши́ть (sušítʹ) — to make dry
  • Russian: высу́шивать (vysúšivatʹ) — to make dry
  • Russian: вы́сушить (výsušitʹ) — to make dry
  • Ukrainian: суши́ти (sušýty) — to make dry
  • Ukrainian: вису́шувати (vysúšuvaty) — to make dry
  • Ukrainian: ви́сушити (výsušyty) — to make dry
  • German: abtrocknen — to become dry
  • Latin: serescō — to become dry
  • Russian: со́хнуть (sóxnutʹ) — to become dry
  • Russian: высыха́ть (vysyxátʹ) — to become dry
  • Russian: вы́сохнуть (výsoxnutʹ) — to become dry
  • Ukrainian: со́хнути (sóxnuty) — to become dry
  • Ukrainian: висиха́ти (vysyxáty) — to become dry
  • Ukrainian: ви́сохнути (výsoxnuty) — to become dry
  • Ukrainian: запуска́ти (zapuskáty) — to cease milking a cow in preparation for calving
  • Ukrainian: запусти́ти (zapustýty) — to cease milking a cow in preparation for calving