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wash up

/ wash up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
wash one''s face and hands
"She freshened up in the bathroom"
Type of:
freshen refresh refreshen
Derived:
wash washing lavation washup bathing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
be carried somewhere by water or as if by water
"The body washed up on the beach"
Type of:
appear
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 3
wash dishes
"I cook and my husband washes up after dinner"
Type of:
clean make clean
Derived:
dishwashing washup
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)
"The tide washed up the corpse"
Type of:
conduct transmit convey
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
wear out completely
"This kind of work exhausts me"
"I''m beat"
"He was all washed up after the exam"
Type of:
tire wear upon tire out
Kinds of:
frazzle play kill
Derived:
exhaustion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
49%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
3
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freshen refresh refreshen appear clean make clean conduct transmit convey tire wear upon tire out