dry out

And the earlier the snow melts, the more time plants and soils have to dry out in the summer heat, priming the landscape for large wildfires, Schwartz said.

Don’t let your plants dry out or sit in water, because that will suffocate the roots.

"Our clothes, mattresses and blankets were flooded," said Nihad Shabat, as she tried to dry out her possessions there on Monday.

Urmia is Iran's largest lake, but has largely dried out leaving a vast salt bed.

Urmia, in the northwest, is Iran's largest lake, but has largely dried out and turned into a vast salt bed due to drought.