Definition of dry run

dry run

• a practice attempt, without performing the actual action.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to attempt, try.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'to attempt, try':
Hail Mary	Definitions include: the occurrence of telling a woman that one has accidentally gotten pregnant that one loves her and to convince her that having an abortion will be the best thing for the relationship.
have a whack at	Definitions include: to attempt.
have a go	Definitions include: to make an attempt.
give it a whirl	Definitions include: to attempt something.
shot	Definitions include: broken.
get back on the horse	Definitions include: to continue trying something that one has had difficulty with in the past.
effort	Definitions include: to try to determine.
do over	Definitions include: to mistreat.
go for	Definitions include: to try to attain or achieve.
give it a shot	Definitions include: to attempt.
crack	Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack (i.e. crack cocaine).
grasp at straws	Definitions include: to make a futile attempt.
go for broke	Definitions include: to risk everything in some endeavor.
wing it	Definitions include: to attempt something without preparation.
give the old college try	Definitions include: to make a strong attempt.
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Other terms relating to 'dry':
bleed dry	Definitions include: to take all of a person's money.
cut and dried	Definitions include: a clear matter.
drier than a popcorned fart	Definitions include: uncommon variant of "drier than a popcorn fart".
drier than a popcorn fart	Definitions include: See popcorn fart.
dry	Definitions include: to be devoid of people.
dry as a dead dingo's donger	Definitions include: to be very thirsty (especially for a beer).
dry as a nun's nasty	Definitions include: to be very thirsty, especially for beer.
dry dock	Definitions include: A condition occurring when a single feces of such extreme length that it begins at drain trap and extends above water line and rests on porcelain surface of toilet bowl.
dry f*ck	Definitions include: of two people, to grind their genitals together, while still wearing bottom-wear.
dry heave	Definitions include: to attempt to vomit, but to expel no liquid.
dry hump	Definitions include: to simulate sex activity, without the removal of clothes.
dry sex	Definitions include: simulated sex, without the removal of clothes.
it's gonna itch when it dries	Definitions include: a fart with unexpected anal discharge.
leave high and dry	Definitions include: to abandon a person, without them having proper resources.
like watching paint dry	Definitions include: extremely boring.
Other terms relating to 'run':
beer run	Definitions include: shoplifting beer by grab and run tactics.
crazier than a run-over dog	Definitions include: very crazy.
cut and run	Definitions include: to separate one's self from something, and then run away.
E and R	Definitions include: An acronym for eat and run.
eat and run	Definitions include: To eat a meal at a restaurant and leave without paying.
f*ck me running	Definitions include: To express extreme exasperation, shock, or dismay.
Give you a running fit	Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion.
hit a home run	Definitions include: see home run.
home run	Definitions include: In the "sexual contact as baseball achievement" metaphor, means sexual intercourse.
long run, the	Definitions include: the future.
run	Definitions include: to leave or go.
run a batch	Definitions include: male masturbation
run amuk	Definitions include: to operate in a way that is most displeasing to the reasonable person's point of view.
run around	Definitions include: to cheat on one's significant other.
run around like a chicken with its head cut off	Definitions include: to run around like a chicken with its head cut off - that is, crazily.
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