Meaning of dry out

1. I left my damp clothes out in the sun to dry out.
2. After a long day of hiking in the rain, my shoes needed to dry out overnight.
3. The paint on the walls took several days to dry out completely.
4. The river dried out during the summer drought.
5. I accidentally spilled water on my phone, so I put it in a bag of rice to help it dry out.
6. The wet towels hanging on the line will eventually dry out in the warm breeze.
7. I forgot to water my plants for a week, and now they are starting to dry out.
8. The wet basement needed to be properly ventilated to dry out the moisture.
9. The wet wood in the fireplace needed to dry out before we could use it.
10. I had to use a hairdryer to quickly dry out my wet hair before leaving the house.