sécher

Meaning

1. to dry
2. (informal) to play truant
3. (informal) to dry up, to run out of things to say
4. to fail

Concepts

dry

dry out

desiccate

play truant

dry up

wipe

set out

ditch

be dry

mitch

parch

prohibitionist

skip

skive

stump

teetotal

wag

wilt

wipe away

wry

play hookey

shrivel up

juiceless

air

skip class

drygulch

cut class

play hookey

become dry

bump off

blot

cut

dehumidify

do over

drain

get dry

ironic

ironical

Synonyms

sec

faire sécher

se dessécher

devenir sec

se sécher

dessécher

tarir

exposer

essorer

essuyer

rendre sec

faire l’école buissonnière

faire l'école buissonnière

être sec

déhydrater

desséscher

frotter avec une serviette

sécher l’école

couiquer

🔪🩸👤

aérer

brosser

boucaner

crier

descendre

effacer

faire bleu

flinguer

🔫

ironique

sèche

se déssecher

estourbir

séchage

sécher les cours

zigouiller

Pronounced as (IPA)

/se.ʃe/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: secher

Inherited from Latin: siccō

In summary

Inherited from Old French secher, sechier, from Latin siccāre. By surface analysis, sec + -ir.