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Definition of be dry

dry

  • to be devoid of people.
    It was dry in town today.
    This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.

    Last edited on Aug 13 2013. Submitted by georgia l. from UK on Oct 29 2002.

adjective

  • not permitting the sale of alcohol.
    This is a dry county.

    Last edited on May 13 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 13 2011.

  • boring.
                                                                                        

                                                                 

    Citation from "New Car", Up All Night (TV), Season 1 Episode 4 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 25 2011.

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