wash dishes, clean up after a meal; wash one's hands and face
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Wash up Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
wash up
v
1. wash one's face and hands; "she freshened up in the bathroom"
2. carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "the tide washed up the corpse"
3. wash dishes; "i cook and my husband washes up after dinner" [syn: do the dishes]
4. be carried somewhere by water or as if by water; "the body washed up on the beach"
5. wear out completely; "this kind of work exhausts me"; "i'm beat"; "he was all washed up after the exam" [syn: exhaust, beat, tucker, tucker out]
Verb
1. wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom"
(synonym) lave
(hypernym) freshen, refresh, refreshen, freshen up
(derivation) washup, bathing
2. carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide washed up the corpse"
(hypernym) conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
3. wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner"
(synonym) do the dishes
(hypernym) clean, make clean
(derivation) dishwashing, washup
4. be carried somewhere by water or as if by water; "The body washed up on the beach"
(hypernym) appear
5. wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
(synonym) exhaust, beat, tucker, tucker out
(hypernym) tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
(hyponym) frazzle
Wash up Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wash up may refer to:
- Dishwashing, the cleaning of eating and cooking utensils
- Wash-up period, the period immediately before Parliament is dissolved, when outstanding Parliamentary business is concluded
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The wash-up period is the last few days while a Parliament of the United Kingdom continues to sit after the Prime Minister has announced the date when Parliament will be dissolved so a general election can be held but before Parliament has been formally adjourned, prorogued or dissolved.
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