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dry up

To deprive someone of.
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The bankruptcy rumor dried up his sales.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'dry up':

dry upTo become dry; to lose water.
dry upTo cause to become dry.
dry upTo cease to exist; to disappear
dry upTo manually dry dishes
dry upTo stop talking, to forget what one was going to say.
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