Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wash up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: wash up
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

British usage

verb

To wash one's hands or face, often around mealtimes.

American usage; Intransitive verb

verb

To carry (an object) to land.

Transitive verb

verb

To be carried by water to land.

Intransitive verb

verb

To arrive in a place; to end up somewhere.

Intransitive verb

verb

To beat up (someone).

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"You wash up tonight and I'll dry."
"I'm not washing up all these dishes."
"Dinner is almost ready, so go and wash up."
"The tide washes up a lot of driftwood."
"The whale was washed up on the beach."
"Some dangerous chemicals washed up on the beach."

Usage

Inflected Forms

washes up (present, singular) washing up (participle, present) washed up (participle, past) washed up (past)

Derived Forms

washup

Phrases

wash-up period

Synonyms

do the dishes do the washing-up lave exhaust beat tucker tucker out

Questions

What does wash up mean?: To clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal.

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