āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to wash up
[phrase form: wash]
01
āϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
to clean one's hands, face, or body, typically using water and soap
Dialect
American
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mechanic needed to wash up after fixing the car engine.
āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāύ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϰ āϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻž
to clean plates, cups, bowls, or other kitchen items after eating
Dialect
British
Transitive: to wash up kitchenware
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the picnic, everyone helped in washing up the picnicware.
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰā§, āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03
āĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āϏ⧠āĻāϏāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāύā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāύā§
to be carried to a destination by the force of water
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Following the storm, a large amount of plastic washed up on the shore.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāϰā§, āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āϞā§āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
04
āĻ āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻļā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to become very tired
Transitive: to wash up sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The constant travel for work can wash up employees over time.
āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϧā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
05
āϧā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
(of water or a current) to move things to a specific location
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The river overflowed, causing various items to wash up on the banks.
āύāĻĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āϏ⧠āĻāĻ ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
06
āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāϞ⧠āĻāϏāĻž
to appear or come to a location or situation unexpectedly
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The traveler washed up in an unfamiliar town after taking the wrong train.
āĻā§āϞ āĻā§āϰā§āύ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āϧā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
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