Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dried \Dried\, imp. & p. p.
   of {Day}. Also adj.; as, dried apples.

Dry \Dry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Drying}.] [AS. drygan; cf. drugian to grow dry. See {Dry},
   a.]
   To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any
   kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to
   dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet
   cloth; to dry hay.

   {To dry up}.
   (a) To scorch or parch with thirst; to deprive utterly of
       water; to consume.

             Their honorable men are famished, and their
             multitude dried up with thirst.      -- Is. v. 13.

             The water of the sea, which formerly covered it,
             was in time exhaled and dried up by the sun.
                                                  --Woodward.
   (b) To make to cease, as a stream of talk.

             Their sources of revenue were dried up. -- Jowett
                                                  (Thucyd. )
       

   {To dry, or dry up}, {a cow}, to cause a cow to cease
      secreting milk. --Tylor.

Source : WordNet®

dry
     n : a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
         [syn: {prohibitionist}]
     [also: {dried}, {dryest}, {dryer}, {driest}, {drier}]

dry
     v 1: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry
          hair" [syn: {dry out}] [ant: {wet}]
     2: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn: {dry
        out}]
     [also: {dried}, {dryest}, {dryer}, {driest}, {drier}]

dried
     adj 1: not still wet; "the ink has dried"; "a face marked with
            dried tears"
     2: preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried
        fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated
        coconut meat" [syn: {dehydrated}, {desiccated}]

dry
     adj 1: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal
            moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry
            land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery
            boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" [ant: {wet}]
     2: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic
        remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an
        ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish
        wit" [syn: {ironic}, {ironical}, {wry}]
     3: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of
        alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and
        bootleggers"; "a dry state" [ant: {wet}]
     4: not producing milk; "a dry cow" [ant: {wet}]
     5: (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar
        during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy" [ant: {sweet}]
     6: without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that
        rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry
        nose" [ant: {phlegmy}]
     7: not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
     8: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry
        book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull
        and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is
        unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown [syn: {juiceless}]
     9: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry
        weight"
     10: unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry
         run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
     11: having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off
         the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
     12: (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish;
         "dry toast"; "dry meat"
     13: suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry"
     14: having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry
         martini is almost straight gin"
     15: lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting";
         "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
     16: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages;
         "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to
         be teetotal" [syn: {teetotal}]
     [also: {dried}, {dryest}, {dryer}, {driest}, {drier}]

dried
     See {dry}