Complete Definition of "wash up"

English

Verb
en-verb|inf=to wash up|washes up|washing up|washed up|washed up

  1. UK To clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal.

#:If you cook, I'll wash up.

  1. US To wash one's hands and/or face, often before meals

#:Dinner is almost ready, so go and wash up.

  1. To be carry|carried on to land by water.

#:The whale was washed up on the beach.

Synonyms
(clean utensils, dishes, etc.): do the dishes, do the washing-up

Translations
trans-top|clean utensils, dishes, etc.
Czech: mýt (se), umývat (se)
Dutch: afwassen
French: faire la vaisselle
Italian: lavare i piatti
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|be carried on to land by water
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Category:English phrasal verbs

es:wash up
fr:wash up

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