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WASHUP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of washing yourself (or another person)
Synonyms:
bathing; washup
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("washup" is a kind of...):
cleaning; cleansing; cleanup (the act of making something clean)
lavation; wash; washing (the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "washup"):
shower; shower bath (washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle)
bath (a soaking and washing in a bathtub)
sponge bath (you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub)
steam bath; Turkish bath; vapor bath; vapour bath (you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower)
Derivation:
wash up (wash one's face and hands)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of washing dishes
Synonyms:
dishwashing; washup
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("washup" is a kind of...):
lavation; wash; washing (the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water))
Derivation:
wash up (wash dishes)
