washup
Americannoun
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an act of washing.
Allow five minutes for washup.
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a place, as a bathroom, for washing.
Etymology
Origin of washup
First recorded in 1865–70; noun use of verb phrase wash up
Example Sentences
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After a quick washup at the hotel, we pulled on our boots and headed into the historic district of Gruene for a strut about town.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2022
The Detroit publishers also declared their intention "to tighten controls in contracts"�in short, to eliminate union work practices, such as the paid 15-minute washup, that management considered extravagant.
From Time Magazine Archive
Other scenes crackle comfortably: O'Neal cravenly having his backbone slapped into shape in the men's washup; Andrews placidly playing croquet on his front lawn under the snout of an anti-aircraft battery.
From Time Magazine Archive
S.P. previously had granted 39 minutes of daily relief and washup time; the U.A.W. wanted 83 minutes.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I think”—began Tom, when they were down in their staterooms taking a washup before the noon meal.
From Frontier Boys in the South Seas by Roosevelt, Wyn
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