Wash up
/ˈwɒʃʌp/A2
Elementary
1. To clean one's hands and face, typically before or after a meal.
- Before dinner, the children were told to wash up.
- I always wash up before going to bed.
2. To clean the dishes, cutlery, and other cooking utensils after a meal.
- We take turns to wash up after dinner.
- She hates washing up, so she bought a dishwasher.
3. To appear on the shore, typically due to being carried by water.
- Debris from the shipwreck washed up on the beach.
- Every winter, a lot of seaweed washes up on the shore.
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