run dry

/rən draɪ/
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Other forms: ran dry; runs dry; running dry

Definitions of run dry
  1. verb
    become empty of water
    “The river runs dry in the summer”
    synonyms: dry out
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    type of:
    dry, dry out
    become dry or drier
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