dry
/draɪ/adjective
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सूखा, शुष्क
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(of weather or a place) with little or no rain
(मौसम, जगह) सूखा, वर्षा-रहित
- a long dry season
- The region stays dry for most of the year.
- It was a dry winter with hardly any rain.
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- The desert stays dry for most of the year.
- The dry climate of Rajasthan suits this crop.
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(of humour) said in a serious way though meant to be funny; (of a subject) dull
(हास्य) सपाट लहजे वाला; (विषय) नीरस
- dry humour
- a dry lecture on tax law
- Her dry wit kept the class laughing.
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- The report was dry but full of useful facts.
- He has a dry sense of humour.
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dry + noun / be dry
Dry is the opposite of wet; it describes things, weather and places with no water.
'Dry' 'wet' का विलोम है; यह उन वस्तुओं, मौसम और स्थानों का वर्णन करता है जिनमें पानी नहीं है।
- Keep the matches dry.
- July was unusually dry this year.
dry + object / dry sth off / out / up
As a verb, dry means to remove water. Dry up also means to stop flowing.
Verb के रूप में 'dry' का अर्थ पानी हटाना है; 'dry up' का अर्थ बहना बंद होना भी है।
- She dried her hair with a towel.
- The well dried up in May.
dry (humour / subject)
Dry humour is funny but said in a serious voice; a dry subject is dull.
'Dry humour' गंभीर आवाज़ में कही गई मज़ाकिया बात है; 'a dry subject' नीरस विषय है।
- His dry humour made the class laugh.
- Some find law a dry subject.
dry (drink / skin / cough)
Dry is used for a cough without phlegm, skin without moisture and drinks that are not sweet.
बिना बलगम की खाँसी, बिना नमी की त्वचा और कम मीठे पेय के लिए 'dry' आता है।
- He has a dry cough.
- In winter my skin becomes dry.
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adjective + dry
bonecompletelyperfectlybone-dryrelativelyextremely
- The riverbed was bone dry in summer.
dry + noun
seasoncoughskinclimatewitfruit
- The dry season begins in March.
verb + dry
hang out toblowwiperunrubpat
- She hung the clothes out to dry.
dry up / out
dry updry outdry offdried updrying out
- The pond dries up every summer.
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- Radhika spread the washed clothes on the terrace to dry.
राधिका ने धुले कपड़े सूखने के लिए छत पर फैला दिए।
- The region has had a dry spell for three months.
इस क्षेत्र में तीन महीने से सूखा मौसम रहा है।
- His dry reply made everyone smile.
उसके सपाट जवाब ने सबको मुस्कुरा दिया।
- The lake dried up during the drought.
सूखे के दौरान झील सूख गई।
- She has a dry throat and needs some water.
उसका गला सूख रहा है और उसे थोड़े पानी की आवश्यकता है।
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✗ The well is dried because of the drought.
✓ The well has dried up because of the drought.
Dry (verb) is used actively with up; it is not normally used in the passive for this meaning.
इस अर्थ में 'dry' क्रिया 'up' के साथ active रूप में आती है; सामान्यतः passive में नहीं।
✗ He dried up his hands with a towel.
✓ He dried his hands with a towel.
Dry up means to stop flowing or to run out; to remove water, use dry alone.
'Dry up' का अर्थ बहना बंद होना या समाप्त हो जाना है; पानी हटाने के लिए केवल 'dry' लिखें।
✗ I am feeling dry.
✓ I am feeling thirsty.
A person who needs water is thirsty. Dry describes a throat, mouth or thing.
पानी चाहने वाला व्यक्ति 'thirsty' होता है; 'dry' गले, मुँह या वस्तु का वर्णन करता है।
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dry up
(of a river or supply) to have no water or nothing left; to stop speaking because you have forgotten what to say
(नदी, आपूर्ति) सूख जाना, खत्म हो जाना; बोलते-बोलते अटक जाना
- The well dried up in May.
- Funds for the project have dried up.
dry out / dry sth out
to become or make something become dry
(पूरी तरह) सूख जाना; सुखाना
- Leave your wet shoes in the sun to dry out.
dry off
to become dry or to make sb or sth dry
सूख जाना; (किसी को या किसी चीज़ को) सुखाना
- We swam and then lay in the sun to dry off.
- Dry the baby off with a soft towel.