dried

adjective

/draɪd/

Definition

› Dried food or plants have had all their liquid removed, especially in order to stop them from decaying: dried apricots/bananas/mushrooms dried flowersPreserving and storing food

(Definition of dried adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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