washup

or wash-up

[ wosh-uhp, wawsh- ]

noun
  1. an act of washing: Allow five minutes for washup.

  2. a place, as a bathroom, for washing.

Origin of washup

1
First recorded in 1865–70; noun use of verb phrase wash up

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British Dictionary definitions for wash up

wash up

verb(adverb)
  1. mainly British to wash (dishes, cutlery, etc) after a meal

  2. (intr) US to wash one's face and hands

nounwashup
  1. Australian the end, outcome of a process: in the washup, three candidates were elected

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Other Idioms and Phrases with washup

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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