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    Secar (en. Dry)

    /se'kaɾ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To make something lose its moisture.
    The clothes dried in the sun.
    Se secó la ropa al sol.
    To deprive of liquid or water.
    The wind quickly dried the lake.
    El viento secó rápidamente el lago.
    To keep or store something in dry conditions.
    They dried the grapes to make raisins.
    Secaron las uvas para hacer pasas.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'secare', which means 'to cut' or 'to eliminate'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    dry the tears
    To stop crying or calm down after having cried.
    secar las lágrimas
    dry the sweat
    To remove the moisture from the skin produced by sweat.
    secar el sudor

    Related Words

    drying
    The process of removing moisture from something.
    secado
    dehydration
    The state of lack of water in an organism or material.
    deshidratación

    Slang Meanings

    Dry in the sense of spending or squandering money.
    At the party, everyone dried their wallets.
    En la fiesta, todos se secaron la billetera.
    Dry as in leaving someone with no options.
    He dried me out, leaving me speechless.
    Me secó a dejarme sin palabras.