Wash Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
Wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- After the long trip, Emily washes up and then goes straight to bed.
- Before the interview, he quickly went to the restroom to wash up and calm his nerves.
- When you get home from the construction site, wash up and then join us for dinner.
- Before we eat, let's all wash up and make sure our hands are clean.
- After playing outside with the kids, wash up and then come to the dinner table.
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Meaning 2
Wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She cooked a large meal for her family and ended up having to wash up alone for hours afterwards.
- My brother always cooks dinner, and our sister is in charge of washing up.
- As a child, I was responsible for washing up after every meal, and I grew to dislike the chore.
- After the party, my friends helped with the cleaning, but there was still a lot of washing up to be done.
- She offered to cook dinner for her friends, on the condition that they would help her with washing up afterwards.
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Meaning 3
Carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide washed up the corpse".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The storm washed the debris up onto the beach.
- The waves washed the shipwreck up against the rocky coastline.
- The rushing river washed the remains up onto the shore.
- During high tide the ocean washed the surfboards up onto the sand.
- Years of erosion washed ancient relics up from the depths of the earth.
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Meaning 4
Wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- After running three marathons in a month, she was washed up and decided to take a break from competitive events.
- The singer was washed up after years of constant touring and lack of rest.
- The athlete was washed up after a severe injury and decided to retire from the game.
- After working non-stop for months, he felt completed washed up and in dire need of a vacation.
- The artist was washed up after creating an intense and emotionally draining series of paintings.
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Meaning 5
Be carried somewhere by water or as if by water; "The body washed up on the beach".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The dead fish washed up on the shores after the storm passed.
- A message in a bottle washed up on the deserted island.
- The debris from the crash washed up on the rocky coastline.
- Human remains allegedly washed up on the banks of the river.
- A mysterious wooden chest washed up on the beach during low tide.