wash up
wash up
verbDefinition of WASH UP
intransitive verb
1
: to be deposited by or as if by a swell of waves <seaweed washed up on the shore>
2
: to wash one's face and hands
3
British : to wash the dishes after a meal
transitive verb
1
: to get rid of by washing <wash up the spilled milk>
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1664
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