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run dry

verb runs dry · running dry · ran dry · run dry

  1. literally To become dry; to cease to flow with water. Last summer the river ran dry.
  2. figuratively To run out; to be fully consumed; to expire. The beer soon ran dry so we cracked open a bottle of wine.

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verb become dry

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"run dry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/run%20dry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{run_dry_2026,
  title = {run dry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/run%20dry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}