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WASH UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wash one's face and hands
Example:
She freshened up in the bathroom
Synonyms:
lave; wash up
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "wash up" is one way to...):
freshen; freshen up; refresh; refreshen (become or make oneself fresh again)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
washup (the act of washing yourself (or another person))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Wear out completely
Example:
He was all washed up after the exam
Synonyms:
beat; exhaust; tucker; tucker out; wash up
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "wash up" is one way to...):
fag; fag out; fatigue; jade; outwear; tire; tire out; wear; wear down; wear out; wear upon; weary (exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wash up"):
frazzle (exhaust physically or emotionally)
play (exhaust by allowing to pull on the line)
kill (tire out completely)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sense 3
Meaning:
Be carried somewhere by water or as if by water
Example:
The body washed up on the beach
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "wash up" is one way to...):
appear (come into sight or view)
Verb group:
wash up (carry somewhere (of water or current or waves))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Sense 4
Meaning:
Wash dishes
Example:
I cook and my husband washes up after dinner
Synonyms:
do the dishes; wash up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "wash up" is one way to...):
clean; make clean (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
washup (the act of washing dishes)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)
Example:
The tide washed up the corpse
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "wash up" is one way to...):
carry; channel; conduct; convey; impart; transmit (transmit or serve as the medium for transmission)
Verb group:
wash up (be carried somewhere by water or as if by water)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
