| dry | vt make dry, mengeringkan; (using a towel, piece of cloth, etc) mengelap; (a surface) mengesat: she borrowed my hairdryer to ~ her hair, dia meminjam pengering rambut saya utk mengeringkan rambutnya; don’t worry. I’ll help you ~ the dishes, jangan risau, saya akan membantu kamu mengelap pinggan; he has the bad habit of ~ing his hands on his trousers, dia mempunyai tabiat buruk suka mengesat tangan pd seluar; ~ o’s tears, /mengesat, mengeringkan, menyapu, mengusap/ air mata; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drain | 4. dry (land etc) mengeringkan: a system of canals to ~ the marshes, sistem tali air utk mengeringkan paya itu; 5. (of river) menyalirkan air di: the river ~s the whole area, sungai itu menyalirkan air di seluruh kawasan itu; 6. drink up, menghabiskan: he ~ed the glass, dia menghabiskan minumannya; 7. exhaust, consume, (act.) menyusutkan; (pass.) menjadi susut: the country’s resources were ~ed by years of war, sumber kekayaan negara itu menjadi susut akibat peperangan yg berlarutan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desiccate | vt mengeringkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dry | ~ up, a. become dry, (menjadi) kering: the streams all dried up during the drought, semua anak sungai itu menjadi kering semasa kemarau; b. (UK) dry dishes, mengelap pinggan: he usually helps to ~ up after dinner, dia selalunya menolong mengelap pinggan selepas makan malam; c. cease, run out, kehabisan, habis: his ideas seemed to up after he moved here, dia kehabisan idea setelah berpindah ke sini; ~ st up, make st dry, mengeringkan sst: the heat of the summer dried up the creeks, haba musim panas telah mengeringkan caruk-caruk itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |