From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrun/go dryrun/go dryDNDRYif a lake, river etc runs dry, all the water gradually disappears, especially because there has been no rainThe river ran dry last summer. →dryExamples from the Corpusrun/go dry• Every availablehotel room was rented out and, on some weekends, countygasolinepumpsran dry.• If the trend continues, he said, the springs will go dry.• Stocktanks normally brimming with water have gone dry.• The rivers, too, are beginning to run dry.• If the valve has jammedshut, causing the feed-and-expansion tank to run dry, again turn off the water supply.• With this agreement, our families are for ever linked, even if the rivers run dry and the oceans become deserts.• The reservoirran dry during the drought.• Time allowed 00:06 Read in studio A soft drinks company says its could run dry if it doesn't get enough elderflowers.• Laura McCaffrey went dryslopeskiing at Calshot Activities Centre, .