washup
or wash-up
an act of washing: Allow five minutes for washup.
a place, as a bathroom, for washing.
Origin of washup
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How to use washup in a sentence
“I think”—began Tom, when they were down in their staterooms taking a washup before the noon meal.
Frontier Boys in the South Seas | Wyn RooseveltThere was a general washup, after which the entire party went to table.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants | H. Irving Hancock
British Dictionary definitions for wash up
mainly British to wash (dishes, cutlery, etc) after a meal
(intr) US to wash one's face and hands
Australian the end, outcome of a process: in the washup, three candidates were elected
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Other Idioms and Phrases with washup
Wash one's hands and face, as in It's time to wash up for dinner. [First half of 1900s] Also see clean up, def. 2.
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