Meaning of wash up in English
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Verb
wash upDefinitions
1. wash one's face and handsExamples
- « She freshened up in the bathroom »
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- 2. carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)
Examples
- « The tide washed up the corpse »
- 3. wash dishes
Examples
- « I cook and my husband washes up after dinner »
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- 4. be carried somewhere by water or as if by water
Examples
- « The body washed up on the beach »
- 5. wear out completely
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- « This kind of work exhausts me »
- « I'm beat »
- « He was all washed up after the exam »
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