dry out
informal— phrasal verb with dry uk/draɪ/us/draɪ/verb [ I or T ]
Someone who dries out stops being dependent on (= unable to stop drinking) alcohol:
He went to a clinic in Arizona to dry out.
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- compulsive
- cure
- cure sb of sth
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- detoxification
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- dipsomaniac
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- drunkard
- habit-forming
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- pledge
- the DTs
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