verb
Meaning 1
To become dry; to cease to flow with water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally
Examples
- Last summer the river ran dry.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
run dry
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verb
Meaning 2
To run out; to be fully consumed; to expire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- The beer soon ran dry so we cracked open a bottle of wine.
- I used to write short stories, but these days my inspiration has run dry.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
become empty of water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The river runs dry in the summer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dry out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dry, dry out
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: versiegen — become dry
- German: vertrocknen — become dry
- Irish: triomaigh — become dry
- Latin: ārescō — become dry
- Turkish: kurumak — become dry
- Ottoman Turkish: قورومق (kurumak) — become dry
- Uyghur: قۇرۇماق (qurumaq) — become dry