What is the meaning of wash up?

verb

  • Wash one's face and hands.
    • usage: "She freshened up in the bathroom"
  • Carry somewhere (of water or current or waves. )
    • usage: "The tide washed up the corpse"
  • Wash dishes.
    • usage: "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner"
  • Be carried somewhere by water or as if by water.
    • usage: "The body washed up on the beach"
  • Wear out completely.
    • usage: "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
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