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I always value my large kitchen because it was better to do everything there, you wash up, you do everything, rather than messing up another room and I pop my typewriter just next to it. So I still write now but I was doing more writing when the children were younger.
Buchi Emecheta

Meaning of "wash up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WASH UP

wash up play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WASH UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wash up is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES WASH UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wash up in the English dictionary

The first definition of wash up in the dictionary is to wash after a meal. Other definition of wash up is to wash one's face and hands. Wash up is also the end, outcome of a process.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WASH UP

wash down
wash drawing
wash house
wash leather
wash load
wash one´s hands
wash one´s hands of
wash out
wash over
wash sale
wash-and-wear
wash-hand basin
wash-out
wash-wipe
Wash.
washability
washable
washateria
washaway
washbag

WORDS THAT END LIKE WASH UP

bash up
brush up
cash up
catch up
cough up
dish up
earth up
fetch up
high up
hush up
polish up
psych up
rough up
stitch up
touch up
weigh up

Synonyms and antonyms of wash up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wash up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WASH UP

Find out the translation of wash up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wash up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wash up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

洗餐具
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fregar los platos
570 millions of speakers

English

wash up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नहाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَغْسِلُ الَأطْبَاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мыть посуду
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lavar a louça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধুয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire la vaisselle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Basuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abwaschen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

洗って片付ける
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

설거지하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngumbah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rửa bát đĩa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கழுவவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धुण्यास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yıkamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lavare i piatti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pozmywać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мити посуд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a spăla vase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάνω λάντζα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitspoel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

diska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vaske opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wash up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WASH UP»

The term «wash up» is regularly used and occupies the 76.931 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WASH UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wash up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wash up» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wash up

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QUOTES WITH «WASH UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wash up.
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Buchi Emecheta
I always value my large kitchen because it was better to do everything there, you wash up, you do everything, rather than messing up another room and I pop my typewriter just next to it. So I still write now but I was doing more writing when the children were younger.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WASH UP»

Discover the use of wash up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wash up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wash Up!
Discusses how children all over the world wash and keep themselves clean.
Gwenyth Swain, 2002
2
Go Wash Up: Keeping Clean
Keeping your body clean helps you stay healthy. Wash your hands, comb your hair, and wear clean clothes. What are some other ways to keep clean? "Listed as a Common Core State Standards exemplar text on a topic across grades."
Jill Urban Donahue, 2008
3
Head Pin and Wash Up
This book is about the life of a New England railroad man in the twentieth century, and his engagement in the turmoil of 1960s America, in particular union struggles and his participation in anti-war activism in the small towns of Franklin ...
Donald H. Forbes, 2006
4
Let's Wash Up
This book gets kids excited about washing up after playtime.
Ira Wood, 2008
5
Start Your Own Car Wash
This could be your ticket to the top. Buy this book, and get started today!
Chris Simeral, Entrepreneur Press, 2003
6
Grievance Arbitration: Issues on the Merits in Discipline, ...
Among these benefits are wash-up time, bonuses of various types, leaves of absence, personal leave days, bereavement leave, call-in pay, and sick leave. Wash-up Time and Other Unpaid Benefits Despite the history of collective bargaining ...
Arnold Zack, 1989
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Project Reviews, Assurance and Governance
DAILY WASH-UP MEETING On larger reviews, we need some way to share information within the review team, discuss our interpretations, and start to think about our final report and recommendations. We may also want to reshape the ...
Graham Oakes, 2008
8
Let's Wash Up!
Tula demonstrates good hygiene by washing her face and hands, brushing her teeth, and combing her hair while maintaining a neat and tidy bathroom.
Patricia Geis, 2009
9
Successful Interviewing and Recruitment
Consider the following questions to improve the effectiveness of future wash-up meetings: • Was the discussion appropriately focused on the evidence that was collected against the competencies? A common problem in wash-up discussions  ...
Rob Yeung, 2010
10
Assessment and Development Centres
This is usually done at a wash-up/decision-making session following the assessment centre, where the assessment centre criteria ratings of each candidate are ... not confer before the wash-up so that their judgements remain independent.
Iain Ballantyne, Nigel Povah, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WASH UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wash up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Join The Wash Up with Adrian Barich
With Channel Seven's Adrian Barich on board, The Wash Up will again provide you with the opportunity to find out why your teams won or lost, who were the key ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
2
Dozens of penguins wash up dead on coast of Uruguay
Dozens of penguins have shown up dead over the past three days on the ... The dead birds that wash up have usually succumbed to natural causes, but the ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
3
Sluggish no more, GI's back: Noddy
... Noddy's review of the weekend as he hands down the Wash Up for round 13. ... Aidan Sezer stood up and took charge following the loss of Kane Elgey to ... «Fox Sports, Jun 15»
4
Ignaz Semmelweis, the doctor who saved lives by prescribing hand …
It was then that Dr. Semmelweis began exhorting his fellow physicians at the famed Vienna General Hospital (Allgemeines Krankenhaus) to wash up before ... «PBS NewsHour, May 15»
5
Spring break, winds bring slimy visitors to beach
The jellyfish are safe to touch, but beachcombers are advised to wash their hands ... The velellas don't wash up every year and some years bring more than ... «KING5.com, Apr 15»
6
Join in The Wash Up from 10.30am
With Channel Seven's Adrian Barich on board, The Wash Up will again provide you with the opportunity to find out why your teams won or lost, who were the key ... «The West Australian, Apr 15»
7
Don't Make Eatery Workers Wash Up After Bathroom: Sen.
(Newser) – Thom Tillis may be doing more baby-kissing and less hand-shaking after he recently expounded on whether restaurant workers should have to wash ... «Newser, Feb 15»
8
Wash up: Disease-causing germs transmitted by hand
Did you know that 96 percent of adults say they wash their hands in public restrooms, but studies say otherwise? In an observational study of 6,028 adults in ... «The News-Press, Oct 14»
9
Thousands of healthy starfish mysteriously wash up on South Padre …
Thousands of starfish have been stranded on the beaches of South Padre Island after what investigators are calling a "perfect storm" for starfish. It's thought that ... «Houston Chronicle, Feb 14»
10
Syringes, Garbage Wash Up Onto Ocean County Beach
“We alerted the Ocean County Health Department of all findings and are reviewing the debris wash-up. This has led us to be at a triple level alertness,” ... «New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio, Jul 13»

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