Noun drying up has 1 sense
  1. dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation - the process of extracting moisture
    --1 is a kind of extraction
    --1 is a part of plastination
    --1 has particulars: freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation; inspissation
,Verb dry up has 2 senses
  1. dehydrate, dry up, desiccate - lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
    --1 is one way to dry, dry out
    Sample sentences:
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  2. mummify, dry up - dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"
    --2 is one way to shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
    Sample sentence:
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