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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-wash up.ogg Forms: washes up [present, singular, third-person], washing up [participle, present], washed up [participle, past], washed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wash up (third-person singular simple present washes up, present participle washing up, simple past and past participle washed up)
  1. (British, transitive, intransitive) To clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal. Tags: British, intransitive, transitive Synonyms (clean utensils, dishes): do the dishes [usually], do the washing-up [usually]
    Sense id: en-wash_up-en-verb--ACmN4HQ Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'clean utensils, dishes': 50 12 0 9 4 25
  2. (US, intransitive) To wash one's hands or face, often around mealtimes. Tags: US, intransitive Translations (wash one's hands and/or face (US)): əl-üzünü yumaq (Azerbaijani), 洗臉 /洗脸 (xǐliǎn) (english: to wash face) (Chinese Mandarin), 洗手 (xǐshǒu) (english: to wash hands) (Chinese Mandarin), umýt ruce (Czech), zich opfrissen (Dutch), zich wassen (Dutch), peseytyä (Finnish), se laver (French), se laver les mains (english: to wash hands) (French), sich waschen (German), Hände waschen (english: to wash hands) (German), mosakszik (Hungarian), megmosakszik (Hungarian), kezet mos (Hungarian), bemosakszik (english: medical) (Hungarian), 洗面する (senmen suru) (alt: せんめんする) (Japanese), 手を洗う (te o arau) (alt: てをあらい) (Japanese), мие (mie) (Macedonian), измива (izmiva) (Macedonian), умыва́ться (umyvátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), умы́ться (umýtʹsja) (english: to wash face and hands) [perfective] (Russian), мыть ру́ки impf помы́ть ру́ки (mytʹ rúki) (english: to wash hands) [perfective] (Russian), tvätta händerna (Swedish), ansiktet (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-wash_up-en-verb-2czUOkV0 Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of "wash one's hands and/or face (US)": 1 87 0 1 3 7
  3. (transitive, of water) To carry (an object) to land. Tags: transitive Translations (of water, to carry (an object) to land): kimos (Hungarian), partra mos (Hungarian), partra vet (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-wash_up-en-verb-YFLolupN Disambiguation of 'of water, to carry (an object) to land': 0 0 65 35 0 0
  4. (intransitive) To be carried by water to land. Tags: intransitive Translations (be carried on to land by water): 冲刷 (chōngshuā) (Chinese Mandarin), huuhtoutua (Finnish), aufspülen (German), anspülen (Irish), spiaggiare (Italian), hōiriiri (Maori), быть вы́несенным на бе́рег (bytʹ výnesennym na béreg) (Russian), быть приби́тым к бе́регу (bytʹ pribítym k béregu) (Russian), ser arrastrado por la corriente (Spanish), ser traído por la corriente (Spanish), spola upp (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-wash_up-en-verb-ZPSja5Dj Disambiguation of 'be carried on to land by water': 13 13 9 36 4 25
  5. (intransitive, by extension) To arrive in a place; to end up somewhere. Tags: broadly, intransitive
    Sense id: en-wash_up-en-verb-Gvhcb8N7
  6. (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To beat up (someone). Tags: slang, transitive Categories (topical): Hygiene Derived forms: washup, wash-up period
    Sense id: en-wash_up-en-verb-twwQzBn6 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 10 13 0 1 4 72 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 18 2 15 2 40 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 19 17 3 13 6 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 14 5 13 5 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 18 3 17 3 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 18 2 17 3 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 15 15 2 7 5 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 15 2 7 5 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 14 6 12 7 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 16 3 9 4 51 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 14 6 12 6 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 13 3 11 4 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 14 2 8 6 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 18 22 3 8 3 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 13 4 12 5 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 15 13 4 11 5 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 16 14 2 8 6 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 23 15 3 8 3 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 18 17 3 9 3 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 13 4 11 5 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 14 4 13 5 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 17 3 9 3 50

Inflected forms

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          "text": "You wash up tonight and I'll dry.",
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        "(intransitive) To be carried by water to land."
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          "text": "You wash up tonight and I'll dry.",
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        "(US, intransitive) To wash one's hands or face, often around mealtimes."
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          "text": "The tide washes up a lot of driftwood.",
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          "text": "The whale was washed up on the beach.",
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        "To carry (an object) to land."
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        "(transitive, of water) To carry (an object) to land."
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        "To be carried by water to land."
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        "(intransitive) To be carried by water to land."
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        "English intransitive verbs",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "ref": "2009, Joe Ambrose, Gimme Danger: The Story of Iggy Pop:",
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        "To arrive in a place; to end up somewhere."
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        "(intransitive, by extension) To arrive in a place; to end up somewhere."
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        "To beat up (someone)."
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        "(slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To beat up (someone)."
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      "sense": "clean utensils, dishes",
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      "sense": "clean utensils, dishes",
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "əl-üzünü yumaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "to wash face",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xǐliǎn",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "洗臉 /洗脸"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "to wash hands",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xǐshǒu",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "洗手"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "umýt ruce"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "zich opfrissen"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "zich wassen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "peseytyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "se laver"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "english": "to wash hands",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "se laver les mains"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "sich waschen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "to wash hands",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "Hände waschen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "mosakszik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "megmosakszik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "kezet mos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "medical",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "bemosakszik"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せんめんする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "senmen suru",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "洗面する"
    },
    {
      "alt": "てをあらい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "te o arau",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "手を洗う"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mie",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "мие"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "izmiva",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "измива"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "umyvátʹsja",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "умыва́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "to wash face and hands",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "umýtʹsja",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "умы́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "to wash hands",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mytʹ rúki",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "мыть ру́ки impf помы́ть ру́ки"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "tvätta händerna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "wash one's hands and/or face (US)",
      "word": "ansiktet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of water, to carry (an object) to land",
      "word": "kimos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of water, to carry (an object) to land",
      "word": "partra mos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of water, to carry (an object) to land",
      "word": "partra vet"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chōngshuā",
      "sense": "be carried on to land by water",
      "word": "冲刷"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "be carried on to land by water",
      "word": "huuhtoutua"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "be carried on to land by water",
      "word": "aufspülen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "be carried on to land by water",
      "word": "anspülen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "be carried on to land by water",
      "word": "spiaggiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "be carried on to land by water",
      "word": "hōiriiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bytʹ výnesennym na béreg",
      "sense": "be carried on to land by water",
      "word": "быть вы́несенным на бе́рег"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bytʹ pribítym k béregu",
      "sense": "be carried on to land by water",
      "word": "быть приби́тым к бе́регу"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "be carried on to land by water",
      "word": "ser arrastrado por la corriente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "be carried on to land by water",
      "word": "ser traído por la corriente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "be carried on to land by water",
      "word": "spola upp"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wash up"
}

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  "section": "English",
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