wash up

wash up - Dictionary definition and meaning for word wash up

Definition
(verb) wash one's face and hands
Synonyms : lave
Example Sentence
  • She freshened up in the bathroom
Definition
(verb) carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)
Example Sentence
  • The tide washed up the corpse
Definition
(verb) wash dishes
Synonyms : do the dishes
Example Sentence
  • I cook and my husband washes up after dinner
Definition
(verb) be carried somewhere by water or as if by water
Example Sentence
  • The body washed up on the beach
Definition
(verb) wear out completely
Synonyms : beat , exhaust , tucker , tucker out
Example Sentence
  • This kind of work exhausts me
  • I'm beat
  • He was all washed up after the exam

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