What does it mean to pay a wound dry?
you may start to take showers two days after your surgery. Let the water run over your wounds and do not
rub them, only pat them dry.
I think all you need is a dictionary to answer that. pat: Touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand. ‘he patted him consolingly on the shoulder’ with object and complement ‘a nurse washed her all over and patted her dry’ (Oxford Dictionary) In the case of patting dry you would have a towel in your hand, of course.
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I think all you need is a dictionary to answer that.
pat: Touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand.
‘he patted him consolingly on the shoulder’
with object and complement ‘a nurse washed her all over and patted her dry’
(Oxford Dictionary)
In the case of patting dry you would have a towel in your hand, of course. You just touch the towel to the