wash up

/wˈɒʃ ˈʌp/

/wˈɑːʃ ˈʌp/

to wash up

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: wash]

to clean plates, bowls, cups, glasses, and other kitchen items using soap and water

to clean one's hands, face, or body, typically using water and soap

synonyms : lave

wear out completely

synonyms : beat

be carried somewhere by water or as if by water

carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)

Examples

1. Washing up liquid.

2. He washed up shore.

3. four day washing up pile situations.

4. 8 - Lego Man Back in 2014 A giant Lego figure washed up on Yuigahama beach in Kamakura, Japan.