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We found 3 dictionaries that define the word keep one's powder dry:

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  1. keep one's powder dry: Merriam-Webster
  2. keep one's powder dry: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. keep one's powder dry: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (keep one's powder dry)

verb:  To hold back on action until a future time; to save one's resources in case of emergency.


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