washed up
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To clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal.
โI'm not washing up all these dishes.โ
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To wash one's hands and/or face, often around mealtimes.
โDinner is almost ready, so go and wash up.โ
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(of water) To carry (an object) to land.
โThe tide washes up a lot of driftwood.โ
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To be carried by water to land.
โSome dangerous chemicals washed up on the beach.โ
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(by extension) To arrive in a place; to end up somewhere.
Synonyms
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Finished; having no future in a particular role; no longer capable, effective or needed.
โPavarotti's washed up as a singer, in my view.โ
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