WASH UP

Pronunciation (US):

• WASH UP (verb)
  The verb WASH UP has 5 senses:

1. wash one's face and hands
2. carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)
3. wash dishes
4. be carried somewhere by water or as if by water
5. wear out completely

  Familiarity information: WASH UP used as a verb is common.

• WASH UP (verb)

Meaning:

Wash one's face and hands

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

wash up; lave

Context example:

She freshened up in the bathroom

Hypernyms (to "wash up" is one way to...):

freshen; freshen up; refresh; refreshen (become or make oneself fresh again)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Meaning:

Carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The tide washed up the corpse

Hypernyms (to "wash up" is one way to...):

carry; channel; conduct; convey; transmit (transmit or serve as the medium for transmission)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Meaning:

Wash dishes

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

do the dishes; wash up

Context example:

I cook and my husband washes up after dinner

Hypernyms (to "wash up" is one way to...):

clean; make clean (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Meaning:

Be carried somewhere by water or as if by water

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The body washed up on the beach

Hypernyms (to "wash up" is one way to...):

appear (come into sight or view)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Meaning:

Wear out completely

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

tucker out; tucker; exhaust; wash up; beat

Context examples:

This kind of work exhausts me / I'm beat / He was all washed up after the exam

Hypernyms (to "wash up" is one way to...):

fag; fag out; fatigue; jade; outwear; tire; tire out; wear; wear down; wear out; wear upon; weary (exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wash up"):

frazzle (exhaust physically or emotionally)

play (exhaust by allowing to pull on the line)

kill (tire out completely)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody