Meaning of wash up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal.
British, ambitransitive
To wash one's hands or face, often around mealtimes.
US, intransitive
To carry (an object) to land.
transitive
To be carried by water to land.
intransitive
To arrive in a place; to end up somewhere.
broadly, intransitive
To beat up (someone).
slang, transitive

Deutsch aufspülen Hände waschen sich waschen

Español ser arrastrado por la corriente ser traído por la corriente

Suomi huuhtoutua peseytyä

Français se laver se laver les mains

Italiano spiaggiare

日本語手を洗う打ち上げる洗面する

Nederlands zich opfrissen zich wassen

Русский быть вы́несенным на бе́рег быть приби́тым к бе́регу мыть ру́ки impf помы́ть ру́ки

Svenska ansiktet

“You wash up tonight and I'll dry.”

“I'm not washing up all these dishes.”

“Dinner is almost ready, so go and wash up.”

“The tide washes up a lot of driftwood.”

“The whale was washed up on the beach.”

“Some dangerous chemicals washed up on the beach.”

“Ron Asheton also washed up in LA, jamming with one-time Stooge Jimmy Recca and Amboy Dukes drummer K. J. Knight.”

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.