Dried food or milk has had all the water removed from it so that it will last for a long time.
...an infusion which may be prepared from the fresh plant or the dried herb.
Thirty-six trucks were loaded with some 100 tons of dried milk and bandages.
Synonyms: dehydrated, dry, dried-up, desiccated More Synonyms of dried
2. See also dry
dried in British English
(draɪd)
verb
the past tense and past participle of dry
dried in American English
(draɪd)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
pt. & pp. of
dry
More idioms containing
dried
cut and dried
Examples of 'dried' in a sentence
dried
The audience for arthouse films has dried up.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Now add the garlic and crumble in the dried chilli.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But the goals dried up after he hit three in his first four matches.
The Sun (2006)
Add the baked sweet potatoes and the dried and caramelised figs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In other languages
dried
British English: dried /draɪd/ ADJECTIVE
Dried food or milk has had all the water removed from it so that it will last for a long time.
...dried herbs.
American English: dried
Arabic: مُجَفَّف
Brazilian Portuguese: seco
Chinese: 干的
Croatian: osušen
Czech: sušený
Danish: tørret
Dutch: gedroogd
European Spanish: seco
Finnish: kuivattu
French: séché
German: getrocknet
Greek: αποξηραμένος
Italian: secco
Japanese: 乾燥させた
Korean: 말린
Norwegian: tørket
Polish: suszony
European Portuguese: seco
Romanian: uscat
Russian: высушенный
Latin American Spanish: seco
Swedish: torkad
Thai: แห้ง
Turkish: kuru
Ukrainian: висушений
Vietnamese: đã khô
All related terms of 'dried'
adry
dry
arefy
to dry
dry
If something is dry , there is no water or moisture on it or in it.
hirstie
dry
kiln-dry
to dry in a kiln
smoke-dry
to cure ( fish , meat , etc) in smoke
tumble-dry
to dry ( laundry ) in a tumble dryer
air-dried
preserved by exposing to the air and allowing to dry
dried out
recovered ; detoxified
dried-up
If you describe someone as dried-up , you are saying rudely that they are old and dull, and not worth paying attention to.
sun-dried
dried or preserved by exposure to the sun
blow-dried
→ blow-dry
dried blood
Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself.
dried fruit
Dried fruit is fruit that has been preserved by being dried; used especially to refer to currants, raisins, or sultanas, which are kinds of dried grapes .
dried milk
See dry milk
drip-dried
designating clothing or a fabric that will dry relatively free of creases if hung up when wet
rough-dried
(of clothes or linen ) dried ready for pressing
smoke-dried
(of fish, meat , etc) cured in smoke
spin-dried
to dry (clothes, linen , etc) in a spin-dryer
freeze-dried
Freeze-dried food has been preserved by a process of rapid freezing and drying.
tumble-dried
to dry ( laundry ) in a tumble dryer
cut and dried
If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried , you mean that it is clear and definite.
dry up
If something dries up or if something dries it up , it loses all its moisture and becomes completely dry and shrivelled or hard .
sun-dried tomatoes
tomatoes that have been dried or preserved by exposure to the sun
air-dries
to dry by exposure to the air
air-dry
to dry by exposure to the air
blow-dries
to style (hair) while drying it with a handheld hairdryer
blow-dry
If you blow-dry your hair, you dry it with a hairdryer, often to give it a particular style.
damp-dry
(of something, such as a garment, that has been drying) nearly dry but still damp
drip-dries
designating clothing or a fabric that will dry relatively free of creases if hung up when wet
drip-dry
Drip-dry clothes or sheets are made of a fabric that dries free of creases when it is hung up wet.
dry off
If something dries off or if you dry it off , the moisture on its surface disappears or is removed .
dry out
If something dries out or is dried out , it loses all the moisture that was in it and becomes hard .
dry rot
Dry rot is a serious disease of wood . It is caused by a fungus and causes wood to decay.
spin-dries
to dry (clothes, linen , etc) in a spin-dryer
spin-dry
to dry (clothes, linen , etc) in a spin-dryer
dry nurse
a nurse who cares for a child without suckling it
rough-dries
(of clothes or linen ) dried ready for pressing
rough-dry
(of clothes or linen ) dried ready for pressing
dry farming
a system of growing crops in arid or semiarid regions without artificial irrigation, by reducing evaporation and by special methods of tillage
finger-dry
to dry hair by lifting it and running it between the fingers from roots to ends
freeze-dries
to preserve (a substance) by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum
freeze-dry
to preserve (a substance) by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum
tumble-dries
to dry ( laundry ) in a tumble dryer
spin
If something spins or if you spin it, it turns quickly around a central point.
dry milk
dehydrated milk from which about 95 percent of the moisture has been evaporated