wash up

wash up
phrasal verb
Word forms "wash up":
present tense I/you/we/they wash up he/she/it washes up present participle washing up past tense washed up past participle washed up
1) [intransitive/transitive] British to wash plates, cups, spoons etc after a meal

I can help to cook and wash up.

The breakfast things haven't been washed up yet.

2) [intransitive/transitive] if the sea washes something up somewhere, it carries it and leaves it there

Two whales have been washed up on the beach.

Some of the oil has washed up on a neighbouring island.

3) [intransitive] informal if someone washes up somewhere, they arrive there unexpectedly after a long time

He stays out for four days solid and eventually washes up at his brother's house.

4) [intransitive] American to wash yourself, especially your hands and face

I'll go wash up before we eat.


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