free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) of the weather: free from rain or mist.-of vegetable matter: free from juices or sap; not succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay.-of animals: not giving milk; as, the cow is dry.-of persons: thirsty; needing drink.-of the eyes: not shedding tears.-of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh.-destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain.-characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit.-exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring.-to make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay.-to grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly.-to evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; -- said of moisture, or a liquid; -- sometimes with up; as, the stream dries, or dries up.-to shrivel or wither; to lose vitality.