wash up meaning and definition

WASH UP verb

Definition of wash up (verb)

1. wash one's face and hands
   • "She freshened up in the bathroom"
   • synonyms: lave
2. carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)
   • "The tide washed up the corpse"
3. wash dishes
   • "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner"
   • synonyms: do the dishes
4. be carried somewhere by water or as if by water
   • "The body washed up on the beach"
5. wear out completely
   • "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
   • synonyms: beat, exhaust, tucker, tucker out