dried (dr?d)v.Past tense and past participle of dry.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.dried (dra?d) vb the past tense and past participle of dryCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014dry (dra?) adj. dri?er, dri?est, adj. 1. free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet. 2. having or characterized by little or no rain: the dry season. 3. characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture. 4. not under, in, or on water: to be on dry land. 5. not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry. 6. not yielding milk: a dry cow. 7. free from tears: dry eyes. 8. drained or evaporated away: a dry river. 9. desiring drink; thirsty. 10. causing thirst: dry work. 11. served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.: dry toast. 12. (of bread, rolls, etc.) stale. 13. of or pertaining to nonliquid substances or commodities: dry measure; dry provisions. 14. dehydrated. 15. (esp. of wines) not sweet. 16. (of a cocktail) made with dry vermouth, esp. a relatively small amount. 17. characterized by or favoring prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use in beverages: a dry state. 18. free from the use of alcoholic drink; sober. 19. plain; bald; unadorned: dry facts. 20. dull; uninteresting: a dry subject. 21. expressed in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way: dry humor. 22. indifferent; cold; unemotional: a dry answer. 23. unproductive: The greatest of artists have dry years. 24. (of lumber) fully seasoned. 25. a. (of masonry construction) built without fresh mortar or cement. b. (of a wall, ceiling, etc., in an interior) finished without the use of fresh plaster. v.t. 26. to make dry; free from moisture: to dry the dishes. v.i. 27. to become dry; lose moisture. 28. dry out, to undergo detoxification after drug or alcohol abuse. 29. dry up, a. to cease to exist; evaporate. b. Informal. to stop talking. c. (in acting) to forget one’s lines or part. n. 30. a prohibitionist. 31. a dry area. [before 900; Middle English; Old English dr?ge; akin to Middle Dutch dr?ghe, Old High German trockan; compare drought] dry?a?ble, adj. dry?ly, adv. dry?ness, n. syn: dry, arid both mean without moisture. dry is the general word indicating absence of water or freedom from moisture, which may be favorable or unfavorable: a dry well; a dry bath towel. arid suggests intense dryness in a region or climate, resulting in bareness or in barrenness: arid tracts of desert. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.