dry out

v 1: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn: {dry}]

2: become empty of water; "The river runs dry in the summer"

[syn: {run dry}]

3: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry

hair" [syn: {dry}] [ant: {wet}]

dry run

To execute a program by hand, writing values of

variables and other run-time data on paper, in order to check

its operation or to track down a {bug}. A dry run is an

extreme form of {desk check} and is practical only for fairly

simple programs and small amounts of data.

(1996-05-13)