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Noun wash up has 2 senses

washup, bathing - the act of washing yourself (or another person)
--₁ is a kind of wash, washing, lavation; cleaning, cleansing, cleanup

Derived form: verb wash up₁
dishwashing, washup - the act of washing dishes
--₂ is a kind of wash, washing, lavation

Derived form: verb wash up₃

Verb wash up has 5 senses

wash up, lave - wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom"
--₁ is one way to freshen, refresh, refreshen, freshen up

Derived form: noun washup₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
wash up - carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide washed up the corpse"
--₂ is one way to conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
wash up, do the dishes - wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner"
--₃ is one way to clean, make clean

Derived form: noun washup₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
wash up - be carried somewhere by water or as if by water; "The body washed up on the beach"
--₄ is one way to appear
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
--₅ is one way to tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody