wash up Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb wash one's face and hands
lave.
- She freshened up in the bathroom
verb carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)
- The tide washed up the corpse
verb wash dishes
do the dishes.
- I cook and my husband washes up after dinner
verb be carried somewhere by water or as if by water
- The body washed up on the beach
verb wear out completely
exhaust; tucker; beat; tucker out.
- This kind of work exhausts me
- I'm beat
- He was all washed up after the exam