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Meaning of wash up in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    wash up

    Definitions

    1. wash one's face and hands

    Examples

    • « She freshened up in the bathroom »

    Derived terms

    • bathing
    • lavation
    • wash
    • washing
    • washup
  2. 2. carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)

    Examples

    • « The tide washed up the corpse »
  3. 3. wash dishes

    Examples

    • « I cook and my husband washes up after dinner »

    Derived terms

    • dishwashing
    • washup
  4. 4. be carried somewhere by water or as if by water

    Examples

    • « The body washed up on the beach »
  5. 5. wear out completely

    Examples

    • « This kind of work exhausts me »
    • « I'm beat »
    • « He was all washed up after the exam »

    Derived terms

    • exhaustion

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