wash up

Definition of wash up in English English dictionary: To be carried on to land by water
The whale was washed up on the beach.; To wash one's hands and/or face, often around mealtimes
Dinner is almost ready, so go and wash up.; To clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal
Dinner has just finished, so go and wash up.; wash dishes, clean up after a meal; wash one's hands and face; wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"; carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide washed up the corpse; be carried somewhere by water or as if by water; "The body washed up on the beach"; If you wash up, you wash the plates, cups, cutlery, and pans which have been used for cooking and eating a meal. I ran some hot water and washed up I bet you make breakfast and wash up their plates, too; If you wash up, you clean part of your body with soap and water, especially your hands and face. He headed to the bathroom to wash up; wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom"; carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide washed up the corpse"; wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner"; If something is washed up on a piece of land, it is carried by a river or sea and left there. Thousands of herring and crab are washed up on the beaches during every storm The fossils appear to be an early form of seaweed washed up on a beach. see also washed up, washing-up; dishwashing
washup: the act of washing dishes
washup: The cleaning process for the rollers, plate and ink fountain of a printing press
washup: The process of cleaning the ink off a press after a press run
washup: Removing printing ink from a press, washing the rollers and blanket
washup: The process of cleaning the printing press between ink changes
washup: the act of washing yourself (or another person)
washup: The procedure of cleaning a particular ink from all of the printing elements (rollers, plate, ink fountain etc ) of a press
washup: The process of cleaning the rollers, form or plate, and sometimes the ink fountain of a printing press
washup: cleaning ink off parts of a press so that a different color of ink can be applied
washup: The process of cleaning the rollers, plate, or ink fountain of a printing press
washup: ÃŠcleaning ink off parts of a press so that a different color of ink can be applied

wash up

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Wash up

Turkish pronunciation

wôş ʌp

Synonyms

do the dishes, do the washing-up

Pronunciation

/ˈwôsʜ ˈəp/ /ˈwɔːʃ ˈʌp/

Etymology

[ 'wosh, 'wäsh, chiefly ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English wascan; akin to Old High German waskan to wash and perhaps to Old English wæter water.

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