dry
→
abstinent (from alcohol)
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | dry | |
| Meaning 1 | dry | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages; (law) describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned | He was an alcoholic but he's been dry for almost a year now. You'll have to drive out of this dry county to find any liquor. |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Icelandic | |
| Lexeme | þurr | |
| Meaning 1 | dry | þvotturinn er orðinn þurr the washing has dried out |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | abstinent (from alcohol) | hún hefur verið þurr í fjögur ár she has not consumed alcohol for four years (lit. she has been dry) |
| Reference | ISLEX | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | сухой | |
| Meaning 1 | dry | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (colloquial) abstinent (from alcohol) | Он сухой уже три месяца |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | Cf. Russian не просыхает 'does not stop drinking alkohol' | |
Tolstaja 2004 / 2009