HIGH AND DRY

Meaning of HIGH AND DRY in English

1》 stranded by the sea as it retreats.

2》 without resources.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

HIGH AND DRY — adjective Date: 1750 being out of reach of the current or tide or out of the water, being in a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH AND DRY — adverb 1. : out of the reach of the current or tide : out of water — used of a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH AND DRY — up away from the water; stranded, without help
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HIGH AND DRY — Date: 1750 1. : being out of reach of the current or tide or out of the water 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH AND DRY — Function: adjective Date: 1750 1 : being out of reach of the current or tide or out of the water …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HIGH AND DRY — [high and dry] adj (1822) 1: being out of reach of the current or tide or out of the water …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH AND DRY — 1. ( of a boat, etc. ) in a position out of the water : Their yacht was left high …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH AND DRY — see high
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH AND DRY — see high
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HIGH AND DRY — Synonyms and related words : Saharan, above water, aground, anchored, anhydrous, arid, at anchor, athirst, bone-dry, castaway, caught, chained, desert, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH AND DRY — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Up above the water; beyond the reach of splashing or waves. * /Mary was afraid …
Slang English vocab
HIGH AND DRY — DESTITUTE, bereft, helpless, in the lurch, in difficulties; abandoned, stranded, marooned. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH AND DRY — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Up above the water; beyond the reach of splashing or waves. * /Mary was afraid …
Словарь английских идиом
HIGH AND DRY — stranded, out of the current of events They left him high and dry when they moved the company to Europe.
English Idioms vocab
HIGH AND DRY — adv. or adj. phr. 1. Up above the water; beyond the reach of splashing or waves. Mary was afraid she …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HIGH AND DRY — 1) выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне) 2) покинутый в беде 3) устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH AND DRY — а> выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне) б> покинутый в беде в> устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIGH AND DRY — 1) выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне) 2) покинутый в беде 3) устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HIGH AND DRY — выброшенный на берег; отставший; устаревший
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGH AND DRY — выброшенный на берег; отставший; устаревший
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGH AND DRY — 1) выброшенный, вытащенный на берег ( о судне ) 2) покинутый в беде 3) устаревший; отставший ( от времени и …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HIGH AND DRY — 1) выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне) 2) покинутый в беде 3) устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HIGH AND DRY — а> выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне) б> покинутый в беде в> устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HIGH AND DRY — а. выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне) б. покинутый в беде в. устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HIGH AND DRY — 1) на суше 2) на берегу о судне)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
HIGH AND DRY — 1) на суше 2) на берегу [c gray](о судне)
Англо-Русский морской словарь
HIGH AND DRY — 1) выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне) 2) покинутый в беде 3) устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
Английский словарь Британика
DRY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=dry cleaning">dry cleaning dry ice dry rot Dry Tortugas National Park
Английский словарь Британика
HIGH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRY — I. ˈdrī adjective ( dri·er also dry·er -ī(ə)r, -īə ; dri·est also dry·est -īə̇st) Etymology: Middle English drie, dry, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRY — ( a. ) To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — — dryable , adj. — dryly , adv. — dryness , n. /druy/ , adj., drier, driest , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRY — I. ˈdrī adjective ( dri·er also dry·er ˈdrī(-ə)r ; dri·est also dry·est ˈdrī-əst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drȳge; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
Webster English vocab
DRY — superl of the eyes: not shedding tears. 2. dry ·superl of persons: thirsty; needing drink. 3. dry ·vi to shrivel …
Webster English vocab
HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRY — [dry] adj dri.er also dry.er ; dri.est also dry.est [ME, fr. OE dryge; akin to OHG truckan dry, OE dreahnian …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DRY — dry BrE AmE draɪ ▷ dried draɪd ▷ drier, dryer ˈdra ɪ ‿ə AmE \ ˈdraɪ‿ ə r ▷ dries …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRY — / draɪ; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( drier , dri·est ) NOT WET 1. not wet, damp …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRY — I. dry 1 S2 W2 /draɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative drier , superlative driest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGH
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRY — adj., v., & n. --adj. (drier; driest) 1 free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGH
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRY — adj., v., & n. adj. (drier; driest) 1 free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIGH
Oxford English vocab
DRY — adj., v., & n. --adj. (drier; driest) 1. free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, …
Oxford English vocab
HIGH
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRY — ( drier, or dryer, driest, dries, drying, dried) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRY — (drier, or ~er, driest, dries, ~ing, dried) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HIGH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dry cough (= one that does not produce any liquid ) a dry/wet …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRY — adj. dry lake dry cleaning dry ice dry rot Dry Tortugas National Park
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HIGH — n. High Plateau high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty high jump high …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HIGH — Synonyms and related words : Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRY — Synonyms and related words : Rabelaisian, Saharan, Spartan, WCTU, acarpous, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acescent, acetose, acid, acidulous, air-dry, anhydrate, anhydrous, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH — n. high and low high and mighty high flown high handed high hat high hearted high jinks high minded high …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HIGH — INDEX: high above the ground 1. a long way above the ground 2. a high building/mountain/tree etc 3. how high …
Longman Activator English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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